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cajel

/kaˈxel/

adjective/kaˈxel/

used after naranja or naranjo to denote a variety of oranges

Etymology tree Latin capsella Catalan catxellbor. Arabic قَمْح (qamḥ) Arabic قَمْحِيّ (qamḥiyy)bor. Spanish cajel Borrowed from Catalan catxell, from Latin capsella. Alternatively, borrowed from Arabic قَمْحِيّ (qamḥiyy), nisba of قَمْح (qamḥ, “wheat”), also used as cajín for pomegranates, like in Andalusian رُمَّان قَمْحِيّ (rummān qamḥiyy).