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truffle

[ truhf-uhl, troo-fuhl ]

noun

  1. any of several subterranean, edible, ascomycetous fungi of the genus Tuber.
  2. any of various similar fungi of other genera.
  3. a candy made of soft chocolate, shaped into a ball and dusted with cocoa, or sometimes a three-layered cube of light and dark chocolate.


truffle

/ ˈtrʌfəl /

noun

  1. Also calledearthnut any of various edible saprotrophic ascomycetous subterranean fungi of the European genus Tuber . They have a tuberous appearance and are regarded as a delicacy
  2. Also calledrum truffle a sweet resembling this fungus in shape, flavoured with chocolate or rum


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Other Words From

  • truffled adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of truffle1

First recorded in 1585–95; from Dutch truffel(e), from Middle French truffle, truffe, from Old Provençal trufa, from Late Latin tūfer (unrecorded), tūfera, probably from an Osco-Umbrian cognate of Latin tūber tuber 1

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Word History and Origins

Origin of truffle1

C16: from French truffe , from Old Provençal trufa , ultimately from Latin tūber

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Example Sentences

His cannabis-infused menus range from truffle tuna casserole and coconut chicken to French toast and omelets.

A grilled cheese sandwich, made with four different cheeses, comes with McLane ham (and is grilled in truffle butter).

Perfect for the high-tech, fashion-forward, truffle-loving millionaire in all of us.

“We are like truffle pigs in a big forest, snorting and looking for oak trees,” adds Brancowitz with a chuckle.

Optional: Substitute a little truffle oil in the dressing and shave summer truffles over top.

Mince two ounces of lean ham, one truffle, and six mushrooms; stir this mixture into a gill of white sauce.

The excretions of these little parasites cause the truffle to become decomposed and rotten.

Hang him a week, with a truffle in him, and stuff him with chestnuts.

Then she buttoned down her stumpy tail, and waddled off truffle-hunting.

Cut it up into fillets, and on each spread a thin layer of fowl forcemeat, and decorate with slices of truffle.

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