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单词 teff
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Definition of teff in English:

teff

noun tɛftef
mass noun
  • An African cereal which is cultivated almost exclusively in Ethiopia, used mainly to make flour.

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    Eragrostis tef, family Gramineae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The chief staple crops include a variety of grains, such as teff, wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, and millet; coffee; pulses; and oilseed.
    • It takes only one application to the seed of monocotyledonous crops such as wheat, rice, maize, teff, and sorghum to increase overall basic food production in any country where it is needed,’ he explains.
    • For tiny grains like teff and amaranth, use a very fine mesh strainer.
    • Corn, rice, wheat, quinoa, teff, and other grains provide steady energy and filling fiber.
    • In the mid-range altitudes the farmer can grow millet and teff, another variety of wheat.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Amharic ṭêf.

Rhymes

chef, clef, deaf, def, eff, Geoff, Jeff, Kiev, ref, tone-deaf

Definition of teff in US English:

teff

nountef
  • An African cereal which is cultivated almost exclusively in Ethiopia, used mainly to make flour.

    埃塞俄比亚画眉草

    Eragrostis tef, family Gramineae

    Example sentencesExamples
    • For tiny grains like teff and amaranth, use a very fine mesh strainer.
    • Corn, rice, wheat, quinoa, teff, and other grains provide steady energy and filling fiber.
    • In the mid-range altitudes the farmer can grow millet and teff, another variety of wheat.
    • The chief staple crops include a variety of grains, such as teff, wheat, barley, corn, sorghum, and millet; coffee; pulses; and oilseed.
    • It takes only one application to the seed of monocotyledonous crops such as wheat, rice, maize, teff, and sorghum to increase overall basic food production in any country where it is needed,’ he explains.

Origin

Late 18th century: from Amharic ṭêf.

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