- jaffa
- Noun. An infertile male. From jaffa oranges being seedless. This term either gained prominence from or was invented for the British TV sitcomOnly Fools and Horses in the 1990s. Derog.
English slang and colloquialisms. 2014.
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Jaffa — ar. يَافَا, Audio|ArJaffa.ogg|Yāfā;( he. יָפוֹ, Yafo ; also Japho, Joppa) is an ancient port city believed to be one of the oldest in the world.citation last = Hai first = Yigal title = Archaeological discoveries may prove barrier to Jaffa port… … Wikipedia
JAFFA — (Joppa; יָפוֹ), ancient port city in the central sector of the Ereẓ Israel coast. The meaning of the name Jaffa (Yaffo) is lovely or pretty. The ancient city was built on a hill jutting out slightly from the coastline on the west and overlooking… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Jaffa — • A titular see in the Patriarchate of Jerusalem Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jaffa Jaffa † … Catholic encyclopedia
JAFFA — JAFFA, German brothers who were early New Mexico settlers. HENRY N. JAFFA (1846–1901) went to the U.S. as a young man and moved out West after the Civil War, establishing stores in southern Colorado. In 1879 he opened a business in Las Vegas, New … Encyclopedia of Judaism
jaffa — ● jaffa nom féminin Type d orange blonde, très cultivée. Jaffa ou Yafo anc. v. d Israël, sur la mer Méditerranée, auj. fbg S. de Tel Aviv. Industr. Très ancienne, la ville fut prise par Bonaparte (1799). Enlevée aux Turcs par l armée brit. (1917) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Jaffa — Jaffa, schwache Festung im türkischen Ejalet Damask (Syrien), am Mittelmeere; Handel u. Schifffahrt; 4000 Ew.; fruchtbare Umgegend. – J. ist das Japho der Bibel u. Jova od. Joppe der Alten; hier soll Andromeda (s.d.) an den Felsen geschmiedet… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Jaffa — Jaffa, richtiger Jâfâ (das Japho der Bibel und das griech. Joppe), Hafenstadt im türk. Mutessarriflik Jerusalem, am Mittelländ. Meer, ca. 45.000 E. Lebhafter Pilgerverkehr. Hauptlandungsplatz der Kreuzfahrer; von diesen bis 1268 behauptet, 1799… … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Jaffa — Jaffa, das Joppe der Alten, türk. Stadt in Syrien, schlecht befestigt, mit versandetem Hafen, 4000 E., Moscheen, kathol., griech. und armenischen Kirchen, Ausfuhr von Landeserzeugnissen; war im Alterthum viel bedeutender und im Mittelalter… … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
JAFFA — vide Ioppe … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Jaffa — (izg. jȁfa) ž DEFINICIJA luka na obali Sredozemnog mora, od 1950. dio gradskog područja Tel Aviva (Izrael); u biblijsko doba Joppa … Hrvatski jezični portal
Jaffa — [yäf′ə, jaf′ə] seaport in central Israel: since 1950, incorporated with Tel Aviv … English World dictionary
