: an economically important Ethiopian annual cereal grass (Eragrostis tef synonym E. abyssinica) grown for its small grain which yields a white flour and as a forage and hay crop
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If your current diet is low in whole grains, try experimenting with different sources, like quinoa, teff, sorghum, buckwheat, and barley.
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
In New York and DC, teff is part of the mixture for fluffy gnocchi.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Gluten-free sourdough bread is made with gluten-free flours such as those made with millet, sorghum, teff, quinoa, and buckwheat.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
The bread’s flour is made with teff, the world’s tiniest grain, grown for the most part only in Ethiopia.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2024
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 21 Apr. 2025
In New York and DC, teff is part of the mixture for fluffy gnocchi.
—Pervaiz Shallwani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 16 Apr. 2025
Gluten-free sourdough bread is made with gluten-free flours such as those made with millet, sorghum, teff, quinoa, and buckwheat.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 28 Jan. 2025
The bread’s flour is made with teff, the world’s tiniest grain, grown for the most part only in Ethiopia.
—Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 30 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for teff
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“Teff.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/teff. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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