cubeb
[
kyoo
-beb]
/ˈkyu bɛb/
noun
1.
the spicy fruit or drupe of an East Indian climbing shrub,
Piper cubeba,
of the pepper family.
Origin
1250-1300;
<
Medieval Latin
cubēba
<
Arabic
kubābah
(classical
Arabic
kabābah
); replacing
Middle English
cucube, quibibe
<
Anglo-French,
Middle French
<
Medieval Latin,
as above
Examples from the web for
cubeb
However, there is no evidence showing that
cubeb
was used as a condiment in china.
As an aromatic confectionery,
cubeb
was often candied and eaten whole.
British Dictionary definitions for
cubeb
cubeb
/
ˈkjuːbɛb
/
noun
1.
a SE Asian treelike piperaceous woody climbing plant,
Piper cubeba,
with brownish berries
2.
the unripe spicy fruit of this plant, dried and used as a stimulant and diuretic and sometimes smoked in cigarettes
Word Origin
C14: from Old French
cubebe,
from Medieval Latin
cubēba,
from Arabic
kubābah