teff

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Borrowed from Amharic ጤፍ (ṭēff).

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teff (countable and uncountable, plural teffs)

  1. A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
  2. The fine grain of this plant.

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unadapted borrowing from Amharic ጤፍ (ṭēff).

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Noun[edit]

teff m (invariable)

  1. teff

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teff m (plural teffs)

  1. teff