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jujube.

jujube; any of several trees in the genus Ziziphus of the buckthorn family, especially Ziziphus jujuba

6 characters3 syllables approx.Norsk bokmål language

Meaning & usage

noun/¹jʉˈjʉː.bə/[jʉˈjʉ̀ː.bə̌]
  1. jujube; any of several trees in the genus Ziziphus of the buckthorn family, especially Ziziphus jujuba

    masculine
    Jujuben i drivhuset fikk små, gulgrønne blomster.
  2. jujube; the edible drupe of such a tree

    masculine
    Hun skar jujuben i to og fjernet steinen.
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French jujube (“jujube”), ultimately from Vulgar Latin *zizūpus (“jujube”), probably transmitted through Old Occitan or Occitan, although no corresponding Occitan form of the jujube type is attested. Compare Latin zīzyphus (“jujube tree”) for the tree sense and zīzyphum (“jujube fruit”), alongside zizufum, zizuphum and zizuphon, for the fruit sense. The Latin forms are borrowed from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon, “jujube tree”), of uncertain origin. Compare English jujube, German Jujube, Czech jujuba, Polish jujuba, Portuguese jujuba, Romanian jujubă and Russian ююба (jujuba, “jujube”), related forms belonging to the same Latin–Romance word family.

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