chufa

Meaning

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

Synonyms

earth almond

Cyperus esculentus

ground almond

rush nut

yellow nutgrass

tiger nut

Translations

chufa

Cyperus esculentus

xufla

Cyperus esculentus

Cyperus Esculentus

Souchet comestible

Chufa

souchet comestible

choufa

bacicci

Erdmandel

mandorle di terra

amande de terre

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish chufa, possibly from Latin cȳphi (“gallingale perfume”), from Ancient Greek κῦφι (kûphi, “a kind of Egyptian incense”), from Egyptian kꜣpt (“incense”), a nominal derivative of kꜣp (“to cense”).