jujube
/ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb/
jujube noun: the sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
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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.
- Synonyms:
- Chinese date, red date, Korean date, Indian date
- The fruit of this tree.
- Synonyms:
- Chinese date, red date, Korean date, Indian date, fructus jujubae
- A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
- Synonyms:
- Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, regi pandu, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau
- The fruit of this tree.
- Synonyms:
- Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, regi pandu, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau, jujubean, juju bean
- A type of candy; specific type varies by country.
- Synonyms:
- jujubean, juju bean
jujube meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
jujube in Hindi
- Ziziphus jujuba fruit
- बेर ber, बदर badar
jujube in Tamil
- Ziziphus mauritiana tree
- இலந்தை ilantai
- Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
- இலந்தைக்காய் ilantaikkāy, இலந்தைப்பழம் ilantaippaḻam
- Ziziphus jujuba tree
- இலந்தை ilantai
- Ziziphus jujuba fruit
- இலந்தைக்காய் ilantaikkāy, இலந்தைப்பழம் ilantaippaḻam
jujube in Urdu
- میٹھی گولیاں
jujube in Bengali
- Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
- কুল kul, বরই boroi
More languagesFewer languages
- jujube in Telugu
- రేగు rēgu
- jujube in Malayalam
- ഇലന്ത ilanta
- jujube in Kannada
- ಎಲಚಿ elaci
- jujube in Punjabi
- ਉਨਾਬ unāb
- jujube in Sanskrit
- सेवि sevi
- jujube in Assamese
- বগৰী গছ bogori gos, বগৰী bogori
- jujube in Arabic
- عُنَّاب ʕunnāb
- jujube in Persian
- عناب 'annâb, تبرخون tabarxun, چیلان čīlān, سیلانه sīlāne
- jujube in Vietnamese
- cây táo ta, quả táo ta, cây táo tàu, quả táo tàu
- jujube in Myanmar
- ဇီးပင် ji:pang, ဇီးသီး ji:si:
Synonyms of jujube
- Chinese date
- red date
- Korean date
- Indian date
- fructus jujubae
- ber
- Indian plum
- regi pandu
- Chinee apple
- Chinkee apple
4 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- Indian jujube
- masau
- jujubean
- juju bean
Forms of jujube
| plural | jujubes |
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Origin of jujube
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)․ First attested in the 14th century.
Words formed from jujube
- jube
- juju
- juju bean
- jujubean
- jujubelike
Phrases with jujube
Questions about jujube
- What does jujube mean?
- Jujube means the sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
- What is jujube in Hindi?
- Jujube in Hindi is बेर (ber), बदर (badar). See Jujube meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is jujube?
- Jujube is a noun.
- How do you pronounce jujube?
- Jujube is pronounced /ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb/.
- What is the plural of jujube?
- The plural of jujube is jujubes.
Words near jujube in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: jujube (page history and authors); jujube (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); రేగు (Telugu) (page history and authors); ਉਨਾਬ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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