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jojoba

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /həˈhəʊbə/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /həʊˈhəʊbə/
  • General-American: /hoʊˈhoʊbə/
  • General-American: /həˈhoʊbə/
  • General-American: hō-hōʹbə
  • General-American: hə-hōʹbə
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: HH OW0 HH OW1 B AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of species Simmondsia chinensis of shrubs native to the southwestern United States and to Mexico, the only plant known to store liquid wax in its seed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jojoba, from O'odham hohowai.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: жожоба (žožoba) — Simmondsia chinensis
  • French: jojoba — Simmondsia chinensis
  • German: Jojoba — Simmondsia chinensis
  • Portuguese: jojoba — Simmondsia chinensis
  • Spanish: jojoba — Simmondsia chinensis