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ube¹

  • [ˈʔuː.bɛ] Philippines
  • /ˈuːbeɪ/ US

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Borrowed from Tagalog ube.

noun

  1. uncountable The purple yam, Dioscorea alata. Ube is a popular ingredient in cakes and ice-cream in the Philippines and Jamaica.

UBE²

noun

  1. abbreviation, initialism, uncountable Initialism of unsolicited bulk email

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"ube." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ube. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

ube. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ube

Chicago

"ube." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ube.

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@misc{ube_2026,
  title = {ube},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ube},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}