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jujube

/ˈdʒuːˌdʒuːb/JOO-joob
/ˈdʒuˌdʒub/JOO-joob

Meaninga jujube

Common meaning: small fruit or sweet named after it

Journey through time

  1. Latinzizyphum‘a jujube’source
  2. Frenchjujubesource
  3. Englishjujube‘small fruit or sweet named after it’ · today

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.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Latin zizyphum ‘a jujube’.

Roots

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