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teffa
Amharic · medieval
"a minute, easily-scattered cereal grain"
named for its tiny seeds, easily 'lost' during harvesting and threshing
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teff
English · 1800s
"a tiny nutritious cereal grain"
borrowed directly as Western travelers described Ethiopia's staple grain
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