quibibe

Middle English

Alternative forms

• cubebe, cubube, cucube, quebibbe, quibib, quibibbe, quybibbe, quybibe, quybybe, whibibbe

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French quibibe, cubebe, from Arabic كُبَابَة (kubāba); the variation in form reflects similar variation in Old French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwiˈbiːb(ə)/, /ˈkwibib(ə)/, /ˈkiu̯biu̯b(ə)/

Noun

quibibe (plural quibibes)

1. cubeb

Descendants

• English: cubeb

References

• “quibibe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.