jujube
/ˈdʒuːdʒuːb/
noun
- A small, chewy candy or lozenge, often fruit-flavored.
- She offered me a jujube from the candy dish on her desk.
- The movie theater sells jujubes in small boxes at the concession stand.
- He loved the red jujubes best because they tasted like cherry.
- The edible fruit of the jujube bush, which is sweet and often dried like a date.
- The jujube has a flavor similar to an apple when it is fresh.
- She snacked on fresh jujubes from the farmer's market.
- Dried jujubes are commonly used in traditional Chinese soups and teas.
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