ube

See also: übe and ubę́

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Tagalog ube.

Noun

ube (uncountable)

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

Anagrams

Bue, EBU

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ubi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈu.be/, /ˈu.bɛ/

Adverb

ube

(interrogative adverb) where

Ube me esas? ― Where am I?
(direct question)

Me ne savas ube me esas. ― I don't know where I am.
(indirect question)

Derived terms

adube (“to where”)
irgube (“wherever”)
nulube

See also

qua (“who (person)”)
- quo (“what (thing)”)
- qui (“who (plural)”)
- pro quo (“why”)
ube (“where”)
kande (“when”)
quala (“what kind of”)
- quale (“how”)
quanta (“how much”)
- quanto (“quantity”)

Tagalog

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Malay ubi, Hawaiian uhi).

Noun

ube

The purple yam, Dioscorea alata.

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