Meanings
nountiger nut (plural tiger nuts)
plural tiger nuts · alternative tigernut · alternative tiger-nut
- especiallyin pluralThe edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).
Consequently, once established in some African regions, the tiger nut has become a weed that is difficult to eradicate. The fibrous “nuts” may be eaten raw out of hand, but they are usually roasted or cooked and added to soups.
2004, Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Edible Nuts, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 332
Translations
Catalan xufla
- xuflaedible tuber of chufa
French noix tigrée, amande de terre
- noix tigréeedible tuber of chufa
- amande de terreedible tuber of chufa
German Erdmandel
- Erdmandeledible tuber of chufa
Spanish chufa
- chufaedible tuber of chufa
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APA
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Chicago
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