chufa

[choo-fuh]

chu·fa

[choo-fuh]
noun
an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root.
Also called earth almond.


Origin:
1850–55, Americanism; < Spanish
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Chufa is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
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chufa (ˈtʃuːfə)
 
n
a sedge, Cyperus esculentus, of warm regions of the Old World, with nutlike edible tubers
 
[C19: from Old Spanish: a morsel, joke, from chufar to joke, from chuflar to deride, ultimately from Latin sībilāre to whistle]

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