jujube
What is the opposite of jujube? Here is what we hold, with its meaning and related words.
Noun — A small tree that bears a sweet, edible fruit, or the fruit itself.
How to use jujube
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
dried jujubes
a jujube tree
a box of jujubes
Jujube is an everyday word for the fruit in regions where it is grown, and for the sweet in North America.
Etymology
Jujube reached Middle English by way of two related sources, a Medieval Latin term and its Old French counterpart, both believed to trace through Old Occitan to a Classical Latin name for the fruit that was itself adopted from Ancient Greek. The word has been recorded since the fourteenth century.
Full origin of jujube →Frequently asked questions
What is a jujube?
A jujube is a small tree bearing a sweet fruit, also called the fruit itself, and in North America the word also names a chewy sweet.
Is a jujube the same as a date?
Jujube fruit is often called Chinese date or red date because of its appearance, but it comes from a different tree to the true date palm.
Are jujube sweets made from the fruit?
In Canada and the United States, jujube also names a type of chewy sweet, with the exact style varying by country.
