uben.
/ˈuːbeɪ/, U.S. /ˈuˌbeɪ/, Philippine English /ˈuˌbeɪ/ Philippine English.
A variety of yam (species name, Dioscorea alata) producing tubers with purple or white flesh, esp. used in Filipino cookery. Also: a tuber of such a plant.
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1901 Rep. Philippine Comm. III. v. ii. 248 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set 56th Congr., 1st Sess.: Senate Doc. 138 XLV Various species of the same genus Dioscorea are found either growing spontaneously or being cultivated for their edible roots. Among these are the ube (Dioscorea alata).
1921 Mid-Pacific Mag. Jan. 36/1 There was also a booth..containing Filipino sweets and pastries and candies made from native products, cocoanut, ube and gabe.
2003 C. N. Adichie Purple Hibiscus 139 We..sat in the living room eating corn and ube and watching Newsline on television.
2004 D. Dalton Rough Guide Philippines 35/2 Filipinos also eat a huge amount of ice cream in a challenging range of flavours, including ube (purple yam), jackfruit, corn, avocado and even cheese.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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