jujube

English

Etymology

From French jujube, via Medieval Latin jujuba, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․ Compare Persian ‎ (zayzafûn).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdʒuː.dʒuːb/

Noun

Fresh jujube berries

American jujube candies

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.
The fruit of this tree, also known as Chinese date and fructus jujubae.
A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
The fruit of this tree, also known as Chinese date.
(Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.

Synonyms

(Ziziphus jujuba tree): red date, Chinese date, Korean date, Indian date
(Ziziphus jujuba fruit): red date, Chinese date, Korean date, Indian date
(Ziziphus mauritiana tree): Chinese date, ber, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian plum, Regi pandu, Indian jujube, masau
(Ziziphus mauritiana fruit): Chinese date, ber, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian plum, Regi pandu, Indian jujube, masau

Derived terms

jube

Translations

Ziziphus jujuba tree

Armenian: ունաբ (hy) (unab), ունաբի (unabi)
Middle Armenian: յունապի (yunapi)
Assamese: বগৰী গছ (bogori gos)
Burmese: ဇီးပင် (ji:pang)
Catalan: ginjoler m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 棗樹 (zh)

Korean: 대추나무 (ko) (daechunamu)
Turkish: İnnap
Vietnamese: cây táo tàu (vi)

Ziziphus jujuba fruit

Arabic: عناب‎ ('annab)
Armenian: ունաբ (hy) (unab)
Middle Armenian: յունապ (yunap)
Assamese: বগৰী (bogori)
Burmese: ဇီးသီး (ji:si:)
Catalan: gínjol (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 棗 (zh)

Greek: ζίζιφο m (zízifo), τζίτζιφο (el) m (tzítzifo)
Korean: 대추 (ko) (daechu)
Persian: عناب‎ (fa) (annâb)
Turkish: İnnap
Vietnamese: quả táo tàu (vi)
Wolof: déem (wo)

Ziziphus mauritiana tree

Catalan: ginjoler m

Vietnamese: cây táo ta (vi)

Ziziphus mauritiana fruit

Catalan: gínjol (ca) m
Greek: ζίζιφο (zízifo)

Vietnamese: quả táo ta (vi)

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Translations to be checked‌: "fruit"

Arabic: ^{(please verify)} عِنَّاب‎ m (ʿinnāb), ^{(please verify)} عِتَّاب‎ m (ʿittāb)
Chinese:
Cantonese: ^{(please verify)} 紅棗, ^{(please verify)} 红枣 (hung⁴ zou²)

Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 棗 (zh), ^{(please verify)} 枣 (zh) (zǎo), ^{(please verify)} 棗實, ^{(please verify)} 枣实 (zh) (zǎoshí)

Min Nan: ^{(please verify)} 棗, ^{(please verify)} 枣 (chó), ^{(please verify)} 棗仔, ^{(please verify)} 枣仔 (chó-á)
Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} jujubo (eo)
French: ^{(please verify)} jujube (fr) m
Georgian: ^{(please verify)} უნაბი (unabi)
German: ^{(please verify)} Chinesische Jujube f, ^{(please verify)} Chinesische Dattel f (Chinese date)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} giuggiola (it) f
Japanese: ^{(please verify)} 棗 (ja) (なつめ, natsume), ^{(please verify)} ナツメ (natsume)

Korean: ^{(please verify)} 대추 (ko) (daechu)
Lao: please add this translation if you can
Lü: please add this translation if you can
Malagasy: ^{(please verify)} mokonazy (mg)
Pali: ^{(please verify)} badara n
Persian: ^{(please verify)} عناب‎ (fa) ('anâb), ^{(please verify)} زیزفون‎ (fa) (zizofun)
Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} jujuba (pt) f
Russian: ^{(please verify)} юю́ба (ru) f (jujúba), ^{(please verify)} кита́йский фи́ник m (kitájskij fínik) (Chinese date), ^{(please verify)} жужу́б m (žužúb), ^{(please verify)} жужу́ба f (žužúba), ^{(please verify)} уна́би n (unábi), ^{(please verify)} зи́зифус (ru) m (zízifus) (настоя́щий)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} azofaifa, ^{(please verify)} jínjol
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} jujubär (sv), ^{(please verify)} jujuber, ^{(please verify)} bröstbär
Thai: ^{(please verify)} พุทราจีน (pú-traa jeen)

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Translations to be checked‌: "tree"

French: ^{(please verify)} jujubier (fr) m
Ido: ^{(please verify)} jujubiero (io)
Italian: ^{(please verify)} giuggiolo m
Pali: ^{(please verify)} badarī f

Portuguese: ^{(please verify)} jujuba (pt) f, ^{(please verify)} jujubeira f
Russian: ^{(please verify)} юю́ба (ru) f (jujúba), ^{(please verify)} зи́зифус (ru) m (zízifus) (настоя́щий)
Spanish: ^{(please verify)} jinjolero
Swedish: ^{(please verify)} jujubär (sv), ^{(please verify)} jujuber

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʒy.ʒyb/
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Noun

jujube m (plural jujubes)

jujube

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