quibibe

Middle English

Alternative forms

cubebe, cubube, cucube, quebibbe, quibib, quibibbe, quybibbe, quybibe, quybybe, whibibbe

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)

cubeb

Descendants

English: cubeb

References

“quibibe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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