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

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

Moore now sees those chufa plots hit hard in the fall, and be believes they help keep turkeys from roaming as far as they otherwise might.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

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