chufa

noun

chu·​fa

ˈchüfə

plural -s

: yellow nutsedge

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Old Spanish, tidbit, trifle, joke, from chufar to joke, alteration (influenced by trufar to fib) of chuflar to ridicule, whistle, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin sufilare to whistle, alteration of Latin sibilare

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