jujube
/ˈdʒuːˌdʒuːb/JOO-joob
/ˈdʒuˌdʒub/JOO-joob
Meaninga jujube
Common meaning: small fruit or sweet named after it
- jujubea jujubeSkeat, Concise Etymological Dictionary (1911), p. 274 · scan
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin zizyphum ‘a jujube’.
Roots
- zizyphum Latin “a jujube”
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