jujube

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun spiny tree having dark red edible fruits
  2. noun dark red plumlike fruit of Old World buckthorn trees
  3. noun chewy fruit-flavored jellied candy (sometimes medicated to soothe a sore throat)

Etymology

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

jujube bush, Christ's-thorn, Jerusalem thorn, Ziziphus jujuba

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