jujube

Meaning

1. The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
2. A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
3. The fruit of this tree, fructus jujubae.
4. A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
5. The fruit of this tree.
6. (Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.

Synonyms

Chinese date

Christ’s-thorn

Chinese jujube

Jerusalem thorn

red date

jujube bush

fruit candy

fruit jellies

fruit jelly

fruit drops

Ziziphus jujuba

jujube fruit

zizyphus

jujube tree

sweetmeat

jujubetree

juniper tree

candy

🍬

cake

🍰

Ziziphus

Translations

jujube

giuggiolo

Jujube

jujubier

gínjol

jujuba

giuggiola

عناب

Chinesische Dattel

azufaifo

τζίτζιφον

ginjoler

Chinesische Jujube

jujubier commun

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: jujube

In summary

From Middle English jujube, from Medieval Latin jujuba or Old French jujube, perhaps via Old Occitan from Classical Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․ First attested in the 14th century.