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chufa

chu·fa
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [choo-fuh]
    • /ˈtʃu fə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [choo-fuh]
    • /ˈtʃu fə/

Definitions of chufa word

  • noun chufa a sedge, Cyperus esculentus, of warm regions of the Old World, with nutlike edible tubers 3
  • noun chufa an African plant, Cyperus esculentus sativus, of the sedge family, having a tuberous, edible root. 1
  • noun chufa An Old World sedge that yields an edible tuber. It is cultivated on a small scale, particularly in some marshy regions of Spain and Italy. 1
  • noun chufa Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers. 0

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Origin of chufa

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
1850-55, Americanism; < Spanish

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chufa

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

chufa popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

chufa usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with chufa

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