chufa
Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions…Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
Erdmandel, Tigernuss
чуфа́čufá, земляно́й минда́льzemljanój mindálʹ
European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish chufa, possibly from Latin cȳphi (“gallingale perfume”), from AncienBorrowed from Spanish chufa, possibly from Latin cȳphi (“gallingale perfume”), from Ancient Greek κῦφι (kûphi, “a kind of Egyptian incense”), from Egyptian kꜣpt (“incense”), a nominal derivative of kꜣp (“to cense”).
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Forms
plural: chufasSynonyms
9 synonyms- European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers:yellow nutgrassearth almondground almondrush nutCyperus esculentus
Lessons for this word
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