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Noun: chufa  choo-fu
  1. European sedge having small edible nutlike tubers
    "Chufa is sometimes called earth almond due to its nutty flavour";
    - yellow nutgrass, earth almond, ground almond, rush nut, Cyperus esculentus

Derived forms: chufas

Type of: sedge

Part of: Cyperus, genus Cyperus

Encyclopedia: Chufa