A cewar ƙamus, Buckwheat tsiro ne da ke da ƙananan furanni fari ko ruwan hoda da tsaba masu triangular waɗanda ake amfani da su azaman abinci, musamman a cikin pancakes ko porridge. Kalmar “buckwheat” kuma tana iya nufin hatsin da wannan shuka ke samarwa. An san buckwheat don ƙimar sinadirai kuma yana da kyakkyawan tushen furotin, fiber, da bitamin da ma'adanai da yawa.