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Record 1 2022-08-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fruits and Vegetables (Types and Processing - Food Ind.)
DEF

The edible tuber of the sedge Cyperus esculentus ...

CONT

Tiger nuts ... are not actually nuts, but rather edible tubers. They're the size of a chickpea but wrinkly with a chewy texture and sweet nutty flavor similar to coconut.

Key term(s)
  • tiger-nut
  • rush-nut

French

Domaine(s)
  • Fruits et légumes (Types et traitement - Alimentation)
DEF

Tubercule, pouvant être consommé, qui provient de la plante herbacée Cyperus esculentus.

OBS

chufa : Cette désignation, d'origine espagnole, est parfois employée au féminin, parfois au masculin.

Spanish

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