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Definition: Cubeb |
CubebNoun1. Spicy fruit of the cubeb vine; when dried and crushed is used medicinally or in perfumery and sometimes smoked in cigarettes. 2. Tropical southeast Asian shrubby vine bearing spicy berrylike fruits. 3. A cigarette containing cubeb. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "cubeb" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1896. (references) |
Synonyms: CubebSynonyms: cubeb cigarette (n), cubeb vine (n). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Condiment | Salt; mustard, grey poupon mustard; pepper, black pepper, white pepper, peppercorn, curry, sauce piquante; caviare, onion, garlic, pickle; achar, allspice; bell pepper, Jamaica pepper, green pepper; chutney; cubeb, pimento. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Cubeb |
| English words defined with "cubeb": cubeb cigarette. (references) |
Expressions using "cubeb": cubeb cigarette ♦ cubeb vine. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
cubeb | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "cubeb"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | kubeber (cubeb powder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | cubebepeper (cubeb powder), staartpeper (cubeb powder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | کبابه چینی(گ.ش.). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | poivrier africain (African cubeb), poivre du Kissi (African cubeb), poivre des Achantis (African cubeb), poivre de cubèbe (cubeb powder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Cubebenpfeffer (cubeb powder), Aschantipfeffer (African cubeb, Ashanti pepper). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | πέπερι της Κουβέμπας (cubeb powder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pepe di cubebe (cubeb powder). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | ubebcay pimenta de cúbebas (cubeb powder). (various references) pimienta negra de Guinea (African cubeb, Ashanti pepper), pimienta de cubeba (cubeb powder), pimienta de Africa (African cubeb, Ashanti pepper). (various references) kübabe. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Cubeba officinalis Miquel, Piper clusii, Piper cubeba. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "cubeb": cubebs. (additional references) | |
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"Cubeb" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cubb, Cubeo, cubey, cubip, cyb. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "b-b-c-e-u" | |
-1 letter: cube. | |
-2 letters: bub, cub, cue, ebb, ecu. | |
-3 letters: be. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-b-c-e-u" | |
+1 letter: cubebs. | |
+2 letters: clubbed, clubber, cubbies, kebbuck. | |
+3 letters: barbecue, blesbuck, buckbean, buncombe, chubbier, clubable, clubbers, clubbier, curbable, kebbucks, scrubbed, scrubber. | |
+4 letters: barbecued, barbecuer, barbecues, blesbucks, buckbeans, buncombes, chubbiest, clubbable, clubbiest, cubbyhole, scrubbers, scrubbier, subscribe. | |
+5 letters: barbecuers, barbecuing, breadcrumb, bunchberry, chubbiness, clubbiness, cubbyholes, cumberbund, rubberneck, scrubbable, scrubbiest, subcabinet, subscribed, subscriber, subscribes. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Expressions | 5. Expressions: Internet 6. Translations: Modern 7. Translations: Ancient 8. Derivations | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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