jujube
English
Etymology
From French jujube, via Medieval Latin jujuba, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․ Compare Persian زیزفون (zayzafûn).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈdʒuː.dʒuːb/
Noun
Fresh jujube berries
American jujube candies
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.
- The fruit of this tree, also known as Chinese date and fructus jujubae.
- A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
- The fruit of this tree, also known as Chinese date.
- (Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.
Synonyms
- (Ziziphus jujuba tree): red date, Chinese date, Korean date, Indian date
- (Ziziphus jujuba fruit): red date, Chinese date, Korean date, Indian date
- (Ziziphus mauritiana tree): Chinese date, ber, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian plum, Regi pandu, Indian jujube, masau
- (Ziziphus mauritiana fruit): Chinese date, ber, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian plum, Regi pandu, Indian jujube, masau
Derived terms
Translations
Ziziphus jujuba tree
Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Ziziphus mauritiana tree
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Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʒy.ʒyb/
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