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.