chufa

chufa [choo-fuh] Word Origin noun

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

Origin of chufa 1850–55, Americanism; SpanishAlso called earth almond. British Dictionary definitions for chufa chufa noun

1. 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