noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuːb/
/ˈd͡ʒuː.d͡ʒuː.biː/
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CMU ARPABET:JH UW1 JH UW2 B
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The sweet and edible drupes (fruits) of several Mediterranean and African species of small trees.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus jujuba or Ziziphus zizyphus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chinese date, red date, Korean date, Indian date
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The fruit of this tree.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chinese date, red date, Korean date, Indian date, fructus jujubae, ber, Indian plum, regi pandu, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau, jujubean, juju bean
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A fruit-bearing tree, Ziziphus mauritiana.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chinese date, ber, Indian plum, regi pandu, Chinee apple, Chinkee apple, Indian jujube, masau
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A type of candy; specific type varies by country.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: jujubean, juju bean
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: gumdrop
7
noun
Meaning 7
dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Chinese date, Chinese jujube
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edible fruit, drupe, stone fruit
8
noun
Meaning 8
spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
From Middle English jujube, from Medieval Latin jujuba or Old French jujube, perhaps via Old Occitan from Classical Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon). First attested in the 14th century.
Across languages
Translations
123 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عُنَّاب
(ʕunnāb)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Chadian Arabic:
نابك
(nābak)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Armenian:
ունաբ
(unab)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Armenian:
ունաբի
(unabi)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Middle Armenian:
յունապի
(yunapi)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Assamese:
বগৰী গছ
(bogori gos)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Bulgarian:
хинап
(hinap)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Burmese:
ဇီးပင်
(ji:pang)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Catalan:
ginjoler
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Chinese Mandarin:
棗樹 /枣树
(zǎoshù)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Finnish:
kiinanjujuba
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
French:
jujubier
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Galician:
azufaifo
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
German:
Jujube
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
German:
chinesische Dattel
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Greek:
τζιτζιφιά
(tzitzifiá)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Ancient Greek:
ζίζυφον
(zízuphon)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Hungarian:
zsidótövis
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Italian:
giuggiolo
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Kannada:
ಎಲಚಿ
(elaci)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Korean:
대추나무
(daechunamu)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Latin:
zizyphus
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Lithuanian:
zizifas
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Macedonian:
ци́рка
(círka)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Malayalam:
ഇലന്ത
(ilanta)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Persian:
عناب
('annâb)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Persian:
تبرخون
(tabarxun)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Persian:
چیلان
(čīlān)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Persian:
سیلانه
(sīlāne)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Polish:
jujuba
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Portuguese:
jujuba
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Portuguese:
jujubeira
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Romanian:
jujub
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Romanian:
jujubier
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Russian:
юю́ба
(jujúba)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Russian:
кита́йский фи́ник
(kitájskij fínik)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Russian:
уна́би
(unábi)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Russian:
жужу́ба
(žužúba)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Russian:
жужу́б
(žužúb)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Spanish:
azufaifo
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Spanish:
jinjolero
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Tamil:
இலந்தை
(ilantai)
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Turkish:
hünnap
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Vietnamese:
cây táo tàu
— Ziziphus jujuba tree
Albanian:
hide
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Albanian:
xinxife
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Albanian:
kimçë
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Arabic:
عُنَّاب
(ʕunnāb)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Chadian Arabic:
نابك
(nābak)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Armenian:
ունաբ
(unab)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Middle Armenian:
յունապ
(yunap)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Assamese:
বগৰী
(bogori)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Azerbaijani:
innab
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Bulgarian:
хинап
(hinap)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Burmese:
ဇီးသီး
(ji:si:)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Catalan:
gínjol
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Chinese Cantonese:
棗 /枣
(zou2)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Chinese Cantonese:
紅棗 /红枣
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Eastern Min Chinese:
棗 /枣
(cō̤)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Chinese Mandarin:
棗 /枣
(zǎo)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Chinese Mandarin:
紅棗 /红枣
(hóngzǎo)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Min Nan Chinese:
棗 /枣
(chó)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Min Nan Chinese:
棗仔 /枣仔
(chó-á)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Dutch:
jujube
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Esperanto:
jujubo
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Finnish:
kiinanjujuba
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Finnish:
jujube
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
French:
jujube
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
German:
Jujube
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
German:
chinesische Dattel
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
German:
Brustbeere
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Greek:
ζίζιφο
(zízifo)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Greek:
τζίτζιφο
(tzítzifo)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Hungarian:
zsidótövisbogyó
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Italian:
giuggiola
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Japanese:
棗
(natsume)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Kannada:
ಎಲಚಿ
(elaci)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Korean:
대추
(daechu)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Central Kurdish:
سِنجِرازی
(sincirazî)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Latin:
zizyphum
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Lithuanian:
zizifas
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Macedonian:
ци́рка
(círka)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Persian:
عناب
('annâb)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Persian:
تبرخون
(tabarxun)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Polish:
jujuba
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Portuguese:
jujuba
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Romanian:
jujubă
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Russian:
юю́ба
(jujúba)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Russian:
кита́йский фи́ник
(kitájskij fínik)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Russian:
уна́би
(unábi)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Russian:
жужу́ба
(žužúba)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Russian:
жужу́б
(žužúb)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Sanskrit:
सेवि
(sevi)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Serbo-Croatian:
žižula
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Spanish:
azufaifa
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Spanish:
jínjol
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Tamil:
இலந்தைக்காய்
(ilantaikkāy)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Tamil:
இலந்தைப்பழம்
(ilantaippaḻam)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Tibetan:
ཆི་བི་ཁ
(chi bi kha)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Tibetan:
འབྲ་གོ
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Turkish:
İnnap
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Turkish:
hünnap
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Ottoman Turkish:
ایكده
(iğde)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Ottoman Turkish:
عناب
(ʿunnab)
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Vietnamese:
quả táo tàu
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Wolof:
déem
— Ziziphus jujuba fruit
Catalan:
ginjoler
— Ziziphus mauritiana tree
Chinese Mandarin:
印度棗 /印度枣
(Yìndù zǎo)
— Ziziphus mauritiana tree
German:
Indische Jujube
— Ziziphus mauritiana tree
Tamil:
இலந்தை
(ilantai)
— Ziziphus mauritiana tree
Vietnamese:
cây táo ta
— Ziziphus mauritiana tree
Bengali:
কুল
(kul)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Bengali:
বরই
(boroi)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Catalan:
gínjol
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Chinese Cantonese:
滇刺棗 /滇刺枣
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Chinese Cantonese:
印度棗 /印度枣
(jan3 dou6 zou2)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Chinese Cantonese:
青棗 /青枣
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Chinese Mandarin:
印度棗 /印度枣
(Yìndù zǎo)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Chinese Mandarin:
青棗 /青枣
(qīngzǎo)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Greek:
ζίζιφο
(zízifo)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Tamil:
இலந்தைக்காய்
(ilantaikkāy)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Tamil:
இலந்தைப்பழம்
(ilantaippaḻam)
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit
Vietnamese:
quả táo ta
— Ziziphus mauritiana fruit