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Etymology

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Borrowed from Arabic الزُفَيْزَف (az-zufayzaf, jujube), from Classical Syriac ܙܽܘܙܦܴܐ (zūzp̄ā), from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon). Doublet of jínjol.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aθuˈfaifa/ [a.θuˈfai̯.fa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /asuˈfaifa/ [a.suˈfai̯.fa]
  • Rhymes: -aifa
  • Syllabification: a‧zu‧fai‧fa

Noun

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azufaifa f (plural azufaifas)

  1. jujube (fruit)
    Synonym: jínjol

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