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chu⋅fa
[choo-fuh] 
fə
–noun
| an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root. |
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| chu·fa (chōō'fə) n. An Old World sedge (Cyperus esculentus var. sativus) having edible nutlike tubers. [From Spanish chufar, to make fun of, alteration of chuflar, to whistle, ridicule, from Vulgar Latin *sufilāre, alteration of Latin sībilāre, sīfilāre, to hiss, whistle at; see sibilant.] |
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Chufa
Chu"fa\, n. [Sp.] (Bot.) A sedgelike plant (Cyperus esculentus) producing edible tubers, native about the Mediterranean, now cultivated in many regions; the earth almond.
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