cubeb

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.

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.

Synonyms

Java pepper

cubeb cigarette

cubeb vine

Piper cubeba

Translations

cubèbe

κόκκοι πιπεριού piper cubeba

piper cubeba

Piper cubeba

staartpeper

kubeba

pieprz kubeba

pieprz szypułkowy

piper cubeba

كباب

🥙

kübabe