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naartjie

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
naartjie
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.

Etymology

From Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”) through Afrikaans. Has been used in South Africa since 1790. Appearing in English as naartje in 1901, in this spelling by Lawrence Green in Tavern of the Seas, 1947.

Inflected Forms

naartjies (plural) naartje (alternative) nartje (alternative) nartjie (alternative)

Questions

What does naartjie mean?
Citrus reticulata (mandarin, satsuma, tangerine); a soft, loose-skinned tangerine.
Where does naartjie come from?
From Tamil நாரத்தை (nārattai, “citron”) through Afrikaans. Has been used in South Africa since 1790. Appearing in English as naartje in 1901, in this spelling by Lawrence Green in Tavern of the Seas, 1947.

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