jujube
See also: Jujube
English
Etymology
From Middle English jujube, from Medieval Latin jujuba or Old French jujube, perhaps via Old Occitan from Classical Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․[1][2] First attested in the 14th century.[3]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb/, /ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuː.biː/
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Noun
jujube (plural jujubes)
- The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
- A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
- Synonym: Chinese date
- The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.
- Synonym: Chinese date
- A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
- Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu
- The fruit of this tree.
- Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu
- (Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.
Synonyms
- (Ziziphus jujuba tree): red date, Korean date, Indian date
- (Ziziphus jujuba fruit): red date, Korean date, Indian date
- (Ziziphus mauritiana tree): Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau
- (Ziziphus mauritiana fruit): Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau
- (fruit): jujubean, juju bean
- (candy): jujubean, juju bean
Translations
Ziziphus jujuba tree
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Ziziphus jujuba fruit
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Ziziphus mauritiana tree
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Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
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See also
References
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “zīziphum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 665
- “jujube, n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- “jujube, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.ʒyb/
Audio (Paris) (file) Audio (file) - Rhymes: -yb
Further reading
- “jujube”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
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