chufa

[ choo-fuh ]

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

Origin of chufa

1
1850–55, Americanism;<Spanish

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British Dictionary definitions for chufa

chufa

/ (ˈtʃuːfə) /


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

Origin of chufa

1
C19: from Old Spanish: a morsel, joke, from chufar to joke, from chuflar to deride, ultimately from Latin sībilāre to whistle

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