truffle

nounattested in dialogue

//ˈtɹʌf.l̩//
//ˈtɹʊf.l̩//

Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.

noun

1
Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
In ancient times, the Romans imported truffles, credited with marked aphrodisiac virtue, from Libya as well as Greece.
2
Variant of chocolate truffleEllipsis of chocolate truffle (“creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder”).

Etymology

Borrowed from French trufle, a variant of truffe (whence also Danish and Norwegian trøffel, Swedish tryffel, German Trüffel), from Old Occitan trufa, a metathesis of Late Latin tufera (plural), from Latin tūber (“truffle”).

Forms

plural: truffles

true · Conforming to the actual state of reality or fact; factually…True · A surname.TRUE · one of two states of a Boolean variable; logic 1.

truffle · Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.

truly · In accordance with the facts; truthfully, accurately.Truman · A surname.trump · The suit, in a game of cards, that outranks all others.

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