jube
/dʒuːb/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.22 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of gelatine-based confection; its ingredients and consistency vary between countries.
noun
Alternative spelling of jubé (“rood screen”)
Example Sentences
- "As the scum forms on the top remove it, or the jubes will not be clear."
- "[…]for example, barley sugar, menthol jubes, honey and glycerine jubes, eucalyptus jubes, voice jubes, &c)."
- "Unlike other jellies and jubes, which are made with gelatine, Pectin Jellies are made with natural pectin."
- "Ros′s father′s main preoccupations in his nursing home were to have a box of man-sized tissues beside his bed and plenty of his favourite fruit-flavoured jubes beside the jumbo Kleenex."
- "In the middle of the nave was erected a magnificent jube, where the throne of Charles X. was placed."
- "The seasons in Tehran are colored with torpor.[…]Fear the narrow, icy streets with their treacherous jubes on either side."
Etymology
From jujube, from Ancient Greek ζίζυφον (zízuphon).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: ζίζυφον
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /dʒuːb/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
jube dog
Synonyms
joob
jujube