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chufa

See also: chufá, chūfā, and chǔfá

English edit

 
Chufa

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish chufa, possibly from Latin cȳphi (“gallingale perfume”), from Ancient Greek κῦφι (kûphi, “a kind of Egyptian incense”), from Egyptian kꜣpt (“incense”), a nominal derivative of kꜣp (“to cense”).

Noun edit

chufa (countable and uncountable, plural chufas)

  1. Cyperus esculentus, a species of sedge native to warm temperate to subtropical regions of the Northern Hemisphere having small edible tubers (tiger nuts).
    • 2001, Clifford A. Wright, Mediterranean Vegetables, Harvard Common Press, →ISBN, page 119:
      Chufa is most popular in two places in the Mediterranean, Spain and Egypt (especially around Damietta). In Spain, especially in the region of Valencia, chufa is used to make a drink called horchata.
    • 2004, Harold McGee, chapter 6, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN:
      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.

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Galician edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese chufa (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria). Back-formation from chufar (“to brag”).[1]

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Noun edit

chufa m (plural chufas)

  1. mockery; joke; witty
  2. flattery, praise
  3. boast, brag

References edit

  • “chufa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “chufa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “chufa” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “chufa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “chufa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “chufa”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

chufa

  1. inflection of chufar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: chu‧fa

Verb edit

chufa

  1. inflection of chufar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃufa/ [ˈt͡ʃu.fa]
  • Rhymes: -ufa
  • Syllabification: chu‧fa

Etymology 1 edit

Not completely certain. Suggested from Latin cȳphi (“gallingale perfume”), but the continuity of this word is doubtful. Perhaps instead the same word as trufa.

Noun edit

chufa f (plural chufas)

  1. chufa
    Synonyms: cuca, alcatufa
  2. tiger nut (edible tuber of that plant)
Descendants edit
  • → English: chufa

Etymology 2 edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun edit

chufa f (plural chufas)

  1. (colloquial) slap in the face
    Synonyms: bofetada, tortazo
  2. (archaic, colloquial) lie
    Synonyms: burla, mofa, mentira

Etymology 3 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

chufa

  1. inflection of chufar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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