CHUFA

chufa, yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus

(noun) European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

chufa (plural chufas)

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

Synonyms

• chufa sedge, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, earthalmond

Anagrams

• fauch

Source: Wiktionary


Chu"fa, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Bot.)

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

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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