Truffle

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ÊŒfÉ™l

Origin

The word in the Germanic languages () is a loanword from French truffe (previously trufle)

Etymology in : im Laufe des 18. Jahrhunderts entlehnt aus Französischem neben gewöhnlichem truffe stehendem truffle

(whence Danish and Norwegian trøffel, German Trüffel)

Etymology in : "eng. truffle; fra fr. trufle (truffe)"

, which originates from Old Provencal

pour tous, Dictionnaire de la langue française, Janvier 2004, p. 1144, truffe

Noun

1. Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
2. A creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder.

Derived terms

• black truffle
• Chinese truffle
• truffle oil
• white truffle

Anagrams

• fretful