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jujube

See also: Jujube

English

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Fresh jujube berries
 
Zizyphus jujuba (2)
 
American jujube candies (6)

Etymology

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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]

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jujube (plural jujubes)

  1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
  2. A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
    Synonym: Chinese date
  3. The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.
    Synonym: Chinese date
  4. A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
    Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu
  5. The fruit of this tree.
    Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, Regi pandu
  6. (Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.

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References

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  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “zīziphum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volumes 14: U–Z, page 665
  2. ^ “jujube, n.”, in OED Online  ⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
  3. ^ “jujube, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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Noun

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jujube m (plural jujubes)

  1. jujube (fruit)

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Romanian

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jujube

  1. plural of jujubă
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