jujube

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒuː.dʒuːb/

Noun

Fresh jujube berries

American jujube candies

jujube (plural jujubes)

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

Derived terms

• jube

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

Translations

Ziziphus jujuba tree

• Armenian: ունաբ (hy) (unab), ունաբի (unabi)

  Middle Armenian: յունապի (yunapi)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 棗樹 (zh)

• Vietnamese: cây táo tàu (vi)

Ziziphus jujuba fruit

• Armenian: ունաբ (hy) (unab)

  Middle Armenian: յունապ (yunap)

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 棗 (zh)

• Persian: عناب‏‎ (fa) (annab)
• Vietnamese: quả táo tàu (vi)

Ziziphus mauritiana tree

• Vietnamese: cây táo ta (vi)

Ziziphus mauritiana fruit

• Vietnamese: quả táo ta (vi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout#Translations.

Translations to be checked‌: "fruit"

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} عِنَّاب‏‎ m (ʿinnāb), ^{(please verify)} عِتَّاب‏‎ m (ʿittāb)
• Burmese: ^{(please verify)} ဆီး (my) (hci:)
• Catalan: ^{(please verify)} gínjol m
• 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
• 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"

• Catalan: ^{(please verify)} ginjoler m
• French: ^{(please verify)} jujubier (fr) m
• Ido: ^{(please verify)} jujubiero
• 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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.ʒyb/

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Noun

jujube m (plural jujubes)

1. jujube