jujuba
Portuguese, noun/ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/
jujuba is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “jujube (fruit)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “bala de goma”.
What does jujuba mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejujube (fruit)
- 2
femininejujube (tree)
- 3
femininejelly bean
- 4
Brazilfemininegummy candy
noun
- 1
derogatoryfemininemasculineJew
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. bala de goma 2. designação comum às espécies do gênero Ziziphus de frutos comestíveis e medicinais 3. árvore nativa da Ásia de até 20 metros (Ziziphus jujuba) de frutos comestíveis vermelho-alaranjados de tamanho semelhante ao de uma azeitona, consumidos estes frescos, cozidos ou transformados em xarope expectorante 4. árvore nativa da Ásia de até 9 metros (Ziziphus sativa) de frutos vermelho-escuros de propriedades antitússicas
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jujuba
- jujubas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jujuba?
- Brazil /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/
- Portugal /ʒuˈʒu.bɐ/
- Portugal [ʒuˈʒu.βɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jujuba
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jujuba in Portuguese?
jujuba appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).