chufa

American  

[choo-fuh] / ˈtʃu fə /

noun

1. an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root.

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chufa British  

/ ˈtʃuːfə /

noun

1. a sedge, Cyperus esculentus, of warm regions of the Old World, with nutlike edible tubers

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Etymology

Origin of chufa

1850–55, < Spanish

Example Sentences

Tiger nuts, aka chufa nuts, aka earth almonds, are stripy little tubers originally cultivated in ancient Egypt.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 1, 2022

Of all the food plots they maintain, Moore says the one that has surprised him the most is chufa.

From Time Magazine Archive

He'd known about chufa for years, but when the turkey population was at its peak no one bothered planting any food sources.

From Time Magazine Archive

The place now has plots of ladino clover, chufa, bahia grass, small grains and even corn.

From Time Magazine Archive

Egyptians then domesticated the sycamore fig and a local vegetable called chufa.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond