# tufa

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #87,929

## Definitions
1. Calcareous lime deposited by precipitation from a body of water, such as a hot spring.
2. A variety of volcanic rock, tuff.

## Etymology
From Italian tufo, from Latin tōfus or tōphus. Doublet of tuff.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/tufa