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- [joo-joob]
- /ˈdʒu dʒub/
- /ˈʤuːʤuːb/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [joo-joob]
- /ˈdʒu dʒub/
Definitions of jujube word
- noun jujube a small candy or lozenge of gum arabic, gelatin, or the like and fruit flavoring. 1
- noun jujube Chinese date. 1
- noun jujube The edible berrylike fruit of a Eurasian plant, formerly taken as a cough cure. 1
- noun jujube any of several Old World spiny rhamnaceous trees of the genus Ziziphus, esp Z. jujuba, that have small yellowish flowers and dark red edible fruits 0
- noun jujube the fruit of any of these trees 0
- noun jujube a chewy sweet made of flavoured gelatine and sometimes medicated to soothe sore throats 0
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Origin of jujube
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin jujuba < Latin zīziphum < Greek zízyphon jujube tree
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Jujube
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
jujube popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
jujube usage trend in Literature
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