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teff

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for teff.

Editorial note

If you want to eat teff and can't grow teff, you have to import teff.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

The fine grain of this plant.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of teff gathered in one view.

noun

The fine grain of this plant.

noun

A love grass, Eragrostis tef, with small seeds, grown as a cereal and for forage in Ethiopia and parts of Arabia.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for teff.

Example sentences

1

If you want to eat teff and can't grow teff, you have to import teff.

2

Beef would be more expensive and some other countries would lose cheap imported feed (alfalfa, teff, etc).

3

It's an entirely different family of grasses (millet, teff, sorghum are all types of millets).

4

A side note - Teff flour is a bit of a godsend to gluten-free folks.

5

I've experimented with some others like Teff and Amaranth, but they still made me feel sluggish and restless.

6

It just seems instead of eating baked goods that taste like sandpaper people should be eating rice or quinoa or corn or teff or millet.

7

You can buy teff flour from health food shops or online.

8

Looking at the site, most are dealing in large quantities, but this guy in Kentucky will deliver your mother a small square Teff bale for $5.

9

If it's made from teff it's also gluten free.

10

Maize, rice and maybe teff seem ok so far.

11

It should be noted that the lowest temperature obtained on 31-01-2020, Teff = 3476 K, would be one of the coolest effective temperatures measured for a Galactic RSG...

12

Genuine teff doesn't illicit a response in Celiacs so my wife has been able to use it (along with other less common flours like buckwheat(yes, the name is super misleading) and even crushed chickpeas) to make all sorts of baked treats.

Quote examples

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Ok then why is “teff” not an allowed word in the NYT spelling bee?

Proper noun examples

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And for grains, there's so many things to choose from: Teff, Whole wheat, wild rice, oat flour, oats, cornmeal, farro, brown rice.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use teff in a sentence?

If you want to eat teff and can't grow teff, you have to import teff.

What does teff mean?

The fine grain of this plant.

What part of speech is teff?

teff is commonly used as noun.