jujube

[joo-joob]

noun

1. a small candy or lozenge of gum arabic, gelatin, or the like and fruit flavoring.

2. Chinese date.

jujube

/ ˈdʒuːdʒuːb /

noun

1. any of several Old World spiny rhamnaceous trees of the genus Ziziphus, esp Z. jujuba, that have small yellowish flowers and dark red edible fruits See also Christ's-thorn

2. the fruit of any of these trees

3. a chewy sweet made of flavoured gelatine and sometimes medicated to soothe sore throats

Word History and Origins

Origin of jujube¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Medieval Latin jujuba < Latin zīziphum < Greek zízyphon jujube tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of jujube¹

C14: from Medieval Latin jujuba, modification of Latin zīzyphum, from Greek zizuphon