chufa
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chufa
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Borrowed 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”).
noun chufas
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Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
Chufa is most popular in two places in the Mediterranean, Spain and Egypt (especially around Damietta). In Spain, especially in the region of Valencia, chufa is used to make a drink called horchata.
Similar: chufa sedge, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, earthalmond
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noun Cyperus esculentus
| Español | chufa, cuca |
|---|---|
| Français | souchet |
| Deutsch | Erdmandel, Tigernuss |
| Română | migdală-de-pământ |
| Русский | чуфа́ čufá, земляно́й минда́ль zemljanój mindálʹ |
| العربية | حَبّ الْعَزِيز ḥabb al-ʕazīz, حَبّ الزَلَم ḥabb az-zalam |
Talk about this word "chufa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chufa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chufa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chufa "chufa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chufa.Cite this
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