Etymology

zerumbet

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Today it means: Zingiber zerumbet, a Javanese plant resembling ginger. Full definition →

Medieval Latin zerumbet ← Arabic زُرُنْبَاد
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  1. Arabic · derived fromزُرُنْبَاد
  2. Medieval Latin · borrowed fromzerumbet
  3. English todayzerumbet

From Medieval Latin zerumbet, zurumbet, from Arabic زُرُنْبَاد (zurunbād).

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