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单词 chufa
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chufa

[ choo-fuh ]
/ ˈtʃu fə /

noun

an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root.
Also called earth almond.

Origin of chufa

1850–55, Americanism;<Spanish

Words nearby chufa

chucky, chuddar, chuddies, chuddy, Chudskoye Ozero, chufa, chuff, chuffed, chuffing, chuffle, chuffy
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British Dictionary definitions for chufa

chufa
/ (ˈtʃuːfə) /

noun

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

Word Origin for chufa

C19: from Old Spanish: a morsel, joke, from chufar to joke, from chuflar to deride, ultimately from Latin sībilāre to whistle
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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