chufa

[ choo-fuh ]

noun
  1. an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root.

Origin of chufa

1
1850–55, Americanism;<Spanish

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How to use chufa in a sentence

  • Great wine and seasonal menu—they have amazing spring onions there, and the restaurant is on chufas fields.

    Fresh Picks | Joey Campanaro | April 6, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Ground-peas (called also peanuts, goobers, or pindars, according to locality) and chufas were raised to feed hogs and poultry.

  • Another esteemed cooling beverage is the horchata de chufas, a kind of cream made from pounded cypress root and then half frozen.

    Spanish Vistas | George Parsons Lathrop
  • It is made of equal portions of barley-water and orgeat of Chufas, and is highly iced.

    Gatherings From Spain | Richard Ford
  • We encouraged her, applauded her, threw her chufas and almonds until she began to show a wish to dance also.

    The Joy of Captain Ribot | Armando Palacio Valds

British Dictionary definitions for chufa

chufa

/ (ˈtʃuːfə) /


noun
  1. a sedge, Cyperus esculentus, of warm regions of the Old World, with nutlike edible tubers

Origin of chufa

1
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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