chufa

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Definition of chufa in English English dictionary

Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers

a European sedge of the genus Cyperus having small edible tubers

European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond

Hyphenation

chu·fa

Synonyms

chufa sedge, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, earthalmond

Etymology

() Spanish, possibly from chufar (“to make fun of”).