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🌿 A tropical vine 🫐 A spicy fruit 🚬 A herbal cigarette
cubeb

cubeb

9.9
A cigarette that contains the spice and was used to soothe sore throats
  • noun
  • /ˈkjuːbɛb/
  • Archaic
translation icon : cigarrillo de cubeba
  • The doctor recommended a cubeb for her cough.

Examples

  • He lit a cubeb to soothe his throat.

  • The old advertisement boasted that a cubeb could soothe a sore throat.

  • During the 1920s, doctors sometimes recommended cubeb for respiratory problems.

  • He lit a cubeb after dinner instead of his usual cigarette.

  • In the early 20th century, cubeb cigarettes were popular among those seeking relief for their throat issues.

  • Many people believed that smoking a cubeb would help alleviate their sore throat symptoms.

  • The physician prescribed a cubeb to ease the patient's persistent cough.

Synonyms

cubeb cigarette
vscubeb
  • Archaic
9.9

A cigarette that contains cubeb, a spice once used for medicine

is an older treatment used specifically for throat ailments

Compounds

cubeb cigarette
  • Archaic
9.9

A cigarette that contains cubeb, a spice once used for medicine

cubeb vine
  • Specialized
9.9

A tropical vine that makes peppery berries used as a spice and medicine

Surface Forms

cubeb singular
cubebs plural

Etymology

Cubeb also came to mean a cigarette made with the spice because people once smoked the flavored berries for throat problems, so the same name was used for the smoke product as well.