jujuba

See also: jujubă

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French jujube, from Old French jujube, from Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈjujuba]
• Rhymes: -uba
• Hyphenation: ju‧ju‧ba

Noun

jujuba f

1. jujube (Ziziphus jujuba tree)
2. jujube (Ziziphus jujuba fruit)

Declension

Declension of jujuba (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	jujuba	jujuby
genitive	jujuby	jujub
dative	jujubě	jujubám
accusative	jujubu	jujuby
vocative	jujubo	jujuby
locative	jujubě	jujubách
instrumental	jujubou	jujubami

Further reading

• “jujuba”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
• “jujuba”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “jujuba”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Finnish

Etymology

From New Latin jujuba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjujubɑ/, [ˈjujubɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ujubɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ju‧ju‧ba
• Hyphenation^(key): ju‧ju‧ba

Noun

jujuba

1. jujube (Ziziphus, specifically Ziziphus jujuba)

Declension

Inflection of jujuba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)
nominative		jujuba	jujubat
genitive		jujuban	jujubien jujuboiden jujuboitten
partitive		jujubaa	jujubia jujuboita
illative		jujubaan	jujubiin jujuboihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jujuba	jujubat
accusative	nom.	jujuba	jujubat
	gen.	jujuban
genitive		jujuban	jujubien jujuboiden jujuboitten jujubojen rare jujubain rare
partitive		jujubaa	jujubia jujuboita jujuboja rare
inessive		jujubassa	jujuboissa jujubissa
elative		jujubasta	jujuboista jujubista
illative		jujubaan	jujubiin jujuboihin
adessive		jujuballa	jujuboilla jujubilla
ablative		jujubalta	jujuboilta jujubilta
allative		jujuballe	jujuboille jujubille
essive		jujubana	jujuboina jujubina
translative		jujubaksi	jujuboiksi jujubiksi
abessive		jujubatta	jujuboitta jujubitta
instructive		—	jujuboin jujubin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jujuba (Kotus type 11/omena, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jujubani jujubani accusative nom. jujubani jujubani gen. jujubani genitive jujubani jujubieni jujuboideni jujuboitteni jujubojeni rare jujubaini rare partitive jujubaani jujubiani jujuboitani jujubojani rare inessive jujubassani jujuboissani jujubissani elative jujubastani jujuboistani jujubistani illative jujubaani jujubiini jujuboihini adessive jujuballani jujuboillani jujubillani ablative jujubaltani jujuboiltani jujubiltani allative jujuballeni jujuboilleni jujubilleni essive jujubanani jujuboinani jujubinani translative jujubakseni jujuboikseni jujubikseni abessive jujubattani jujuboittani jujubittani instructive — — comitative — jujuboineni jujubineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jujubasi jujubasi accusative nom. jujubasi jujubasi gen. jujubasi genitive jujubasi jujubiesi jujuboidesi jujuboittesi jujubojesi rare jujubaisi rare partitive jujubaasi jujubiasi jujuboitasi jujubojasi rare inessive jujubassasi jujuboissasi jujubissasi elative jujubastasi jujuboistasi jujubistasi illative jujubaasi jujubiisi jujuboihisi adessive jujuballasi jujuboillasi jujubillasi ablative jujubaltasi jujuboiltasi jujubiltasi allative jujuballesi jujuboillesi jujubillesi essive jujubanasi jujuboinasi jujubinasi translative jujubaksesi jujuboiksesi jujubiksesi abessive jujubattasi jujuboittasi jujubittasi instructive — — comitative — jujuboinesi jujubinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jujubamme jujubamme accusative nom. jujubamme jujubamme gen. jujubamme genitive jujubamme jujubiemme jujuboidemme jujuboittemme jujubojemme rare jujubaimme rare partitive jujubaamme jujubiamme jujuboitamme jujubojamme rare inessive jujubassamme jujuboissamme jujubissamme elative jujubastamme jujuboistamme jujubistamme illative jujubaamme jujubiimme jujuboihimme adessive jujuballamme jujuboillamme jujubillamme ablative jujubaltamme jujuboiltamme jujubiltamme allative jujuballemme jujuboillemme jujubillemme essive jujubanamme jujuboinamme jujubinamme translative jujubaksemme jujuboiksemme jujubiksemme abessive jujubattamme jujuboittamme jujubittamme instructive — — comitative — jujuboinemme jujubinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jujubanne jujubanne accusative nom. jujubanne jujubanne gen. jujubanne genitive jujubanne jujubienne jujuboidenne jujuboittenne jujubojenne rare jujubainne rare partitive jujubaanne jujubianne jujuboitanne jujubojanne rare inessive jujubassanne jujuboissanne jujubissanne elative jujubastanne jujuboistanne jujubistanne illative jujubaanne jujubiinne jujuboihinne adessive jujuballanne jujuboillanne jujubillanne ablative jujubaltanne jujuboiltanne jujubiltanne allative jujuballenne jujuboillenne jujubillenne essive jujubananne jujuboinanne jujubinanne translative jujubaksenne jujuboiksenne jujubiksenne abessive jujubattanne jujuboittanne jujubittanne instructive — — comitative — jujuboinenne jujubinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jujubansa jujubansa accusative nom. jujubansa jujubansa gen. jujubansa genitive jujubansa jujubiensa jujuboidensa jujuboittensa jujubojensa rare jujubainsa rare partitive jujubaansa jujubiaan jujuboitaan jujubiansa jujuboitansa jujubojaan rare jujubojansa rare inessive jujubassaan jujubassansa jujuboissaan jujubissaan jujuboissansa jujubissansa elative jujubastaan jujubastansa jujuboistaan jujubistaan jujuboistansa jujubistansa illative jujubaansa jujubiinsa jujuboihinsa adessive jujuballaan jujuballansa jujuboillaan jujubillaan jujuboillansa jujubillansa ablative jujubaltaan jujubaltansa jujuboiltaan jujubiltaan jujuboiltansa jujubiltansa allative jujuballeen jujuballensa jujuboilleen jujubilleen jujuboillensa jujubillensa essive jujubanaan jujubanansa jujuboinaan jujubinaan jujuboinansa jujubinansa translative jujubakseen jujubaksensa jujuboikseen jujubikseen jujuboiksensa jujubiksensa abessive jujubattaan jujubattansa jujuboittaan jujubittaan jujuboittansa jujubittansa instructive — — comitative — jujuboineen jujubineen jujuboinensa jujubinensa

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French jujube, from Latin zīzyphum, zīzyphus, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon)․

Noun

jujuba f (genitive jujubae); first declension

1. (Medieval Latin) jujube (tree or fruit)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	jujuba	jujubae
genitive	jujubae	jujubārum
dative	jujubae	jujubīs
accusative	jujubam	jujubās
ablative	jujubā	jujubīs
vocative	jujuba	jujubae

References

• R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne, editors (1975–2013), “jujuba”, in Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources‎^[1], London: Oxford University Press for the British Academy, →ISBN, →OCLC
• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “zīziphum”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 14: U–Z, page 665

Polish

jujuba

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin jujuba.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /juˈju.ba/

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• Rhymes: -uba
• Syllabification: ju‧ju‧ba

Noun

jujuba f

1. jujube (Ziziphus jujuba tree)

   Synonyms: głożyna, szydlica

2. jujube (Ziziphus jujuba fruit)

   Synonyms: głożyna, szydlica

Declension

Declension of jujuba

	singular	plural
nominative	jujuba	jujuby
genitive	jujuby	jujub
dative	jujubie	jujubom
accusative	jujubę	jujuby
instrumental	jujubą	jujubami
locative	jujubie	jujubach
vocative	jujubo	jujuby

Further reading

• “jujuba”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “jujuba”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[3] (in Polish)
• jujuba in PWN's encyclopedia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French jujube.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/ [ʒuˈʒu.βɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/ [ʒuˈʒu.βɐ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/

• Rhymes: -ubɐ
• Hyphenation: ju‧ju‧ba

Noun

jujuba f (plural jujubas)

1. jujube (fruit)
2. jujube (tree)

   Synonym: jujubeira

3. jelly bean
4. (chiefly Brazil) gummy candy

   Synonyms: bala de goma, goma

Noun

jujuba m or f by sense (plural jujubas)

1. (Internet slang, usually derogatory) Jew

   Synonym: juju

   • 2025 January 3, Áquila de Lyma🦅 (@JLima8894), X‎^[4]:

     Newton era macumbeiro alquimista. / Hawking era um pedo azarado com uma rica imaginação. / Einstein era um jujuba arrogante. / Testa foi o verdadeiro e supremo gênio.

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Derived terms

• juju
• jujubismo

Further reading

• “jujuba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Noun

jujuba

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of jujubă