# ube

> English word · Noun · IPA [ˈʔuː.bɛ] · frequency rank #83,852

## Definitions
1. The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Tagalog ube.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ube