Well attestedNamed for a product of the place
Jaffa orange
noun · first attested 19th century
The port that named the orange is now a neighborhood of Tel Aviv.
A sweet, thick-skinned, nearly seedless orange of the Shamouti variety.
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- Named for a product of the place
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Jaffa
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Jaffa orange
The Shamouti arose in orchards near Jaffa in the middle of the nineteenth century and left through its harbor in such quantity that the port's name became the brand. Jaffa was absorbed into Tel Aviv in 1950, and the name now survives mainly as a trademark.
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