English Explanatory Dictionary

truffle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
  2. Ellipsis of chocolate truffle (“creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder”).

Pronunciation

/ˈtɹʌf.l̩/ /ˈtɹʊf.l̩/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-truffle.wav

Word forms

truffle truffles

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”).

Synonyms

earthnut

Derived words

black truffle Chinese truffle chocolate truffle corn truffle desert truffle false truffle magic truffle pecan truffle truffle butter truffled truffle hog truffle hunter truffle hunting truffle oil truffle pig truffler truffle shuffle truffling white truffle
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