"tiger nut" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: tiger nuts [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tiger nut (plural tiger nuts)
  1. (especially in the plural) The edible tuber of chufa (Cyperus esculentus). Tags: especially, in-plural Categories (lifeform): Root vegetables, Sedges Synonyms: tigernut, tiger-nut Translations (edible tuber of chufa): xufla [feminine] (Catalan), ke̱kyaamo̱ (Chumburung), nansaɣili (Dagbani), noix tigrée [feminine] (French), amande de terre [feminine] (French), Erdmandel [feminine] (German), giŋmɛɛ (Gikyode), kilambɔɛ (Gonja), ayā (Hausa), pìindè (Mbelime), dimɔl (Ntcham), chufa [feminine] (Spanish), òfìò (Yoruba)

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      "sense": "edible tuber of chufa",
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