cubeb

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈkjuːbɛb/

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cubeb (plural cubebs)

1. A tailed pepper plant (Piper cubeba), an Indonesian plant cultivated for its berries and essential oil.

• tailed pepper
• Java pepper

• cubeb berry

Borrowed from French cubèbe.

cubeb m (plural cubebi)

1. cubeb