teff en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /tɛf/
Etymology
Borrowed from Amharic ጤፍ (ṭēff).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.
-
(countable, uncountable) The fine grain of this plant.
She begs the cook to help lift the bags of teff and check their weight.
2019, Maaza Mengiste, The Shadow King, Canongate Books (2020), page 23:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| teffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| tef | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
Translations (19)
fr mil éthiopien (grain) · pl miłka abisyńska (grass) · de Teff (grass) · fi tefheinä (grass) · af tefgras (grass) · ti ጣፍ (grain) · nl teff (grass) · om ṭaffi (grain) · cs milička habešská (grass) · fi tefhirssi (grain) · pl miłka abisyńska (grain) · es teff (grain) · am ጤፍ (grain) · nb teff (grass) · om xaafii (grain) · de Zwerghirse (grass) · om xaffi (grain) · cmn 苔麸 (grain) · he טֵף (grain)