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cubeb

/ˈkjuːbɛb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.10 in modern English

Syllables
cubeb
IPA
/ˈkjuːbɛb/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.

noun

One of the berries of this plant, used as a condiment.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English quibibe, from Old French quibibe, cubebe, from Arabic كُبَابَة (kubāba). The current form is remodelled after modern French cubèbe.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: quibibe, كُبَابَة, ك ب ب

Inflected Forms

cubebs (plural)

Derived Forms

cubebin

Phrases

cubeb berry cubebic acid

Synonyms

tailed pepper Java pepper cubeb cigarette cubeb vine piper cubeba

Questions

How do you pronounce cubeb?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkjuːbɛb/.
What does cubeb mean?
A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.
Where does cubeb come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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