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tef

tef is the alternative form of teff.

Meaning of teff

Noun

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.
    • 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 of tef

pluraltefs

Questions about tef

What is tef the alternative form of?
Tef is the alternative form of teff.

Words near tef in the dictionary

  1. teevees
  2. teevies
  3. teevy
  4. teewit
  5. teewits
  6. tef
  7. tefach
  8. tefachim
  9. tefah
  10. tefahim
  11. TEFAP

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