cubeb

Meaning

1. A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.
2. One of the berries of this plant, used as a condiment.

Synonyms

Java pepper

cubeb cigarette

cubeb vine

Piper cubeba

Translations

cubèbe

κόκκοι πιπεριού piper cubeba

piper cubeba

Piper cubeba

staartpeper

piper cubeba

كباب

🥙

kübabe

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkjuːbɛb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: quibibe

Cognate with French: cubèbe

In summary

From Middle English quibibe, from Old French quibibe, cubebe, from Arabic كُبَابَة (kubāba). The current form is remodelled after modern French cubèbe.