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əl, ˈtru 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.
Origin:
1585–95; < Dutch truffel(e) < Middle French truffle, truffe < Old Provençal trufa < Late Latin tūfera, *tūfer, probably < an Osco-Umbrian cognate of Latin tūber tuber1
1585–95; < Dutch truffel(e) < Middle French truffle, truffe < Old Provençal trufa < Late Latin tūfera, *tūfer, probably < an Osco-Umbrian cognate of Latin tūber tuber1
Related forms
truf·fled, adjective
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| 1. | Also called: earthnut 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. | chiefly (Brit) Also called: rum truffle a sweet resembling this fungus in shape, flavoured with chocolate or rum |
| [C16: from French truffe, from Old Provençal trufa, ultimately from Latin tūber] | |
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Word Origin & History
truffle
"edible fungus," 1591, from M.Fr. trufle (1370), from O.Fr. truffe, probably from O.Prov. trufa, metathesized from L.L. tufera (pl.), cognate of L. tuber "edible root." Another theory notes It. tartuffo (Milanese tartuffel) "potato," supposedly from terræ tuber. Extended 1926 to powdered, round
chocolates that look like truffles.
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Example sentences
Add some truffle honey, fig cake, and good crackers.
The tapas menu includes such dishes as truffle potato chips, ceviche and tuna tartare.
Menu options include lobster sliders, imported cheese boards and truffle mac and cheese.
By walking instead of driving to the store, you can justify an extra chocolate truffle or two.
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