tef

teff

/ (tɛf) /

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noun

an annual grass, Eragrostis abyssinica, of NE Africa, grown for its grain

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Word Origin for tef

C18: from Amharic tēf

Words nearby tef

teetotal, teetotaler, teetotalism, teetotum, teevee, tef, teff, tefillah, tefillin, TEFL, Teflon

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How to use tef in a sentence

Tephrite, tef′rīt, n. a name applied to certain modern volcanic rocks.
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