setoka

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noun

A cultivar of tangor (tangerine/orange hybrid, Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis).

Scrabble 10

Meanings

setoka1

nounsetoka (usually uncountable, plural setokas)

plural setokas · alternative Setoka

  1. uncountableusuallyA cultivar of tangor (tangerine/orange hybrid, Citrus reticulata × Citrus sinensis).

    Recently "my taster" (Satoshi) picked out an orange called Setoka. They were giving out samples at the market, so you know what he was doing...

    2019 March 6, Kat & Satoshi, “setoka”, in Our Adventure in Japan
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    Only commercial shipments of Shiranuhui and Setoka citrus can be imported, and will have to comply to the same requirements as shipments of Unshu oranges from South Korea.

    2015 February 3, Gabrielle Easter, “Unshu hybrids gain US access”, in Fruit Net

    In Japan, setoka oranges are compared to the fat underbelly of tuna, and called the "otoro of the citrus world," due to the juicy and plump flesh of the fruit.

    2020 July 31, Jess, “Tokyo’s raindrop jelly-like traditional summer mochi has citrus surprise”, in Japan Today

Setoka2

nounSetoka (usually uncountable, plural Setokas)

plural Setokas

  1. uncountableusuallyAlternative letter-case form of setoka.

Origin

  1. Japaneseせとか
  2. Englishsetoka

From Japanese せとか (setoka), which in turn is said to derive from one or more Japanese place names. Compare 早崎瀬戸(はやさきせと) (Hayasaki Seto, “Hayasaki strait”), 瀬戸内地方(せとうちちほう) (Setouchi chihō, “Seto region”), areas where the fruit was developed and is grown.

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Translations

Japanese せとか
  • せとか (setoka)cultivar of tangerine/orange hybrid
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APA

setoka. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setoka

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“setoka.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setoka. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “setoka,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/setoka.

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