ube

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Philippines[ˈʔuː.bɛ]US/ˈuːbeɪ/

noun

The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

“Ube is a popular ingredient in cakes and ice-cream in the Philippines and Jamaica.”

OriginTagalog ube →
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Meanings

ube1

nounube (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

    Ube is a popular ingredient in cakes and ice-cream in the Philippines and Jamaica.

UBE2

nounUBE (uncountable)
  1. abbreviationinitialismuncountableInitialism of unsolicited bulk email.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
purple yamrasavalli

Origin

  1. Tagalogube
  2. Englishube

Borrowed from Tagalog ube.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

EUBBue
Cite this entry
APA

ube. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ube

MLA

“ube.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ube. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ube,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ube.

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