chufa

See also: chufá, chūfā, and chǔfá

English

Chufa

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chufa, from Latin cyphi (“gallingale perfume”).

Noun

chufa (plural chufas)

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

Synonyms

  • chufa sedge, yellow nutsedge, tigernut sedge, earthalmond

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin cyphi (“gallingale perfume”).

Noun

chufa f (plural chufas)

  1. chufa
  2. edible tuber of that plant

Synonyms

Verb

chufa

  1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of chufar.
  2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of chufar.
  3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of chufar.
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