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truffle
[ truhf-uhl, troo-fuhl ]
noun
- any of several subterranean, edible, ascomycetous fungi of the genus Tuber.
- any of various similar fungi of other genera.
- 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
- 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
- Also calledrum truffle a sweet resembling this fungus in shape, flavoured with chocolate or rum
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- truffled adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Origin of truffle1
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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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