jujube

English

Etymology

From French jujube, via (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Medieval Latin jujuba, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․ Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Persian زیزفون (zayzafûn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdʒuː.dʒuːb/, /ˈdʒuː.dʒuː.biː/

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, .
5. The fruit of this tree, also known as Chinese date.
6. (Canada, US) A type of candy; specific type varies by country.

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

Derived terms

• jube

Translations

Ziziphus jujuba tree

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

  Middle Armenian: յունապի (yunapi)

• Assamese: বগৰী গছ (bogori gos)
• Bulgarian: хинап m (hinap)
• Burmese: ဇီးပင် (ji:pang)
• Catalan: ginjoler m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 棗樹／枣树 (zh) (zǎoshù)

• French: jujubier (fr) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: τζιτζιφιά (el) f (tzitzifiá)

  Ancient: ζίζυφον n (zízuphon)

• Italian: giuggiolo m
• Korean: 대추나무 (ko) (daechunamu)
• Romanian: jujub (ro) m, jujubier (ro) m
• Spanish: azufaifo (es) m
• Turkish: İnnap
• Vietnamese: cây táo tàu (vi)

Ziziphus jujuba fruit

• Albanian: hide (sq) f, xinxife (sq) f
• Arabic: عُنَّاب m (ʿunnāb)
• Armenian: ունաբ (hy) (unab)

  Middle Armenian: յունապ (yunap)

• Assamese: বগৰী (bogori)
• Bulgarian: хинап m (hinap)
• Burmese: ဇီးသီး (ji:si:)
• Catalan: gínjol (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 棗／枣 (zh) (zǎo)

• Dutch: jujube (nl) f
• French: jujube (fr) m
• German: Jujube f
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: ζίζιφο n (zízifo), τζίτζιφο (el) n (tzítzifo)
• Italian: giuggiola (it) f
• Korean: 대추 (ko) (daechu)
• Persian: عناب (fa) (annâb)
• Portuguese: jujuba (pt) f
• Romanian: jujubă (ro) f
• Sanskrit: सेवि n (sevi)
• Serbo-Croatian: žižula (sh) f
• Spanish: azufaifa (es) f
• Turkish: İnnap
• Vietnamese: quả táo tàu (vi)
• Wolof: déem (wo)

Ziziphus mauritiana tree

• Catalan: ginjoler m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Vietnamese: cây táo ta (vi)

Ziziphus mauritiana fruit

• Catalan: gínjol (ca) m
• Greek: ζίζιφο (zízifo)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Vietnamese: quả táo ta (vi)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked‌: "fruit"

• Arabic: ^{(please verify)} عِنَّاب m (ʕinnāb), ^{(please verify)} عِتَّاب m (ʕittāb)
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: ^{(please verify)} 紅棗／红枣 (hung⁴ zou²), ^{(please verify)} 红枣 (hung⁴ zou²)

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 棗／枣 (zh) (zǎo), ^{(please verify)} 枣 (zh) (zǎo), ^{(please verify)} 棗實／枣实, ^{(please verify)} 枣实 (zh) (zǎoshí)

  Min Nan: ^{(please verify)} 棗／枣, ^{(please verify)} 枣 (chó), ^{(please verify)} 棗仔／枣仔, ^{(please verify)} 枣仔 (chó-á)

• Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} jujubo (eo)
• 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)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• 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)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked‌: "tree"

• French: ^{(please verify)} jujubier (fr) m
• Ido: ^{(please verify)} jujubiero (io)
• Italian: ^{(please verify)} giuggiolo m
• Pali: ^{(please verify)} badarī f
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• 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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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒy.ʒyb/

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Noun

jujube m (plural jujubes)

1. jujube (fruit)

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Romanian

Noun

jujube

1. plural of jujubă