Etymology

teff

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Today it means: A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia. Full definition →

Amharic ጤፍ
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  1. Amharic · borrowed fromጤፍ
  2. English todayteff

Borrowed from Amharic ጤፍ (ṭēff).

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