Etymology

cubeb

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Today it means: A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil. Full definition →

Middle English quibibe ← Old French quibibe ← Arabic كُبَابَة
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  1. Arabic · derived fromكُبَابَة
  2. Old French · derived fromquibibe
  3. Middle English · inherited fromquibibe
  4. English todaycubeb

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

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