chufa

IPA: tʃˈufʌ

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

Examples of "chufa" in Sentences

I would add chufa to the list deer and turkey love them
Till the ground well and broadcast 30 to 50 pounds of chufa seed per acre.
Though some chufa may regenerate, replanting it annually will ensure a full crop.
Just overlook a food source ie bean fields chufa patches and greenfields, turnips.
The Spanish make the sweet drink horchata de chufa from dried tiger nuts by soaking them in water, grinding and resoaking, straining, and adding sugar.
Orgeat also became the Spanish word horchata, which gradually evolved from a barley drink to a drink made with either rice or the chufa or tiger “nut” p.
Chinese Water Chestnut and Tiger Nut The Chinese water chestnut and the tiger nut, or chufa, are both members of the sedge family, a group of water grasses that includes papyrus.
One Friday afternoon, en route to the medieval rectory that served as the family's country home, Javier suddenly veered sharply right upon hearing I'd never had horchata de chufa , a sweet milk made from tiger nuts.