How to say tiger nut in other languages?
Tiger nut in Spanish, French, German, Italian…
Common English name: yellow nutsedge, chufa sedge, nut grass, tiger nut sedge, earth almond, tiger nut, rush nut, ground almond, northern nutgrass, edible galingale, orgeat.
Common name in other languages:
– Spanish: Chufa
– Portuguese: junça xufera, junquinhamansa
– Catalan: xuflera (planta), xufa, xufla, xufleta (fruto)
– French: souchet comestible, amande de terre, choufa, gland de terre, noix tigrée, pois sucré.
– Euskara: bedaurr txufa
– Italian: dolcichigno, mandorla di terra, zigolo dolce
– German: Erdmandel, Knollencyperngras, Tigernuss bekannt
– Dutch: Knolcyperus
- Scientific name: Cyperus esculentus
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This article was endorsed by Elisenda Carballido - Dietitian nutritionist. Postgraduate in Phytotherapy and master in Nutrition and Metabolism.
