tiger nut

English

Alternative forms

• tigernut, tiger-nut

Noun

tiger nut (plural tiger nuts)

1. (especially in the plural) The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus).
   • 2004, Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Edible Nuts, Courier Corporation, →ISBN, page 332:

     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.

Translations

edible tuber of chufa

• Catalan: xufla f
• Chumburung: ke̱kyaamo̱
• Dagbani: nansaɣili
• French: noix tigrée (fr) f, amande de terre (fr) f
• German: Erdmandel f
• Gikyode: giŋmɛɛ
• Gonja: kilambɔɛ
• Hausa: ayā
• Mbelime: pìindè
• Ntcham: dimɔl
• Spanish: chufa (es) f
• Yoruba: òfìò

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