# jujuba
## Czech
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈjujuba]
* Rhymes: -uba
* Hyphenation: ju‧ju‧ba

### Noun

jujuba f
* jujube (Ziziphus jujuba tree)
* jujube (Ziziphus jujuba fruit)

#### Declension
### 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), 2008–2025

## Finnish
### Etymology

From New Latin jujuba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjujubɑ/, [ˈjujubɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ujubɑ
* Hyphenation: ju‧ju‧ba

### Noun

jujuba
* jujube (Ziziphus, specifically Ziziphus jujuba)

#### Declension

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
* (Medieval Latin) jujube (tree or fruit)

#### Declension

First-declension noun.

### References

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

## Polish
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin jujuba.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /juˈju.ba/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -uba
* Syllabification: ju‧ju‧ba

### Noun

jujuba f
* jujube (Ziziphus jujuba tree)
    Synonyms: głożyna, szydlica
* jujube (Ziziphus jujuba fruit)
    Synonyms: głożyna, szydlica

#### Declension
### Further reading

* jujuba in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* jujuba in Polish dictionaries at PWN
* jujuba in PWN's encyclopedia

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from French jujube.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʒuˈʒu.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/ [ʒuˈʒu.βɐ]
* Rhymes: -ubɐ
* Hyphenation: ju‧ju‧ba

### Noun

jujuba f (plural jujubas)
* jujube (fruit)
* jujube (tree)
    Synonym: jujubeira
* jelly bean
* (chiefly Northeast Brazil) gummy bear
    Synonyms: bala de goma, goma

### Noun

jujuba m or f by sense (plural jujubas)
* (4chan, neo-Nazism, derogatory) Jew
** 2025 January 3, Áquila de Lyma🦅 (@JLima8894), X‎: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.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Derived terms

* jujubismo

## Romanian
### Noun

jujuba
* definite nominative/accusative singular of jujubă