quibibe

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Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French quibibe, cubebe, from Arabic كُبَابَة (kubāba); the variation in form reflects similar variation in Old French.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kwiˈbiːb(ə)/, /ˈkwibib(ə)/, /ˈkiu̯biu̯b(ə)/

Noun

quibibe (plural quibibes)

  1. cubeb

Descendants

  • English: cubeb

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