truffle

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Etymology

From French truffe (previously trufle) (whence Danish and Norwegian trøffel, Swedish tryffel, German Trüffel), which originates from Old Provençal -.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈtɹʌf.l̩/

Noun

truffle (plural truffles)

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

   Synonyms: earthnut

2. (by analogy) Ellipsis of chocolate truffle

Translations

• French: truffe
• German: Trüffel
• Italian: tartufo
• Portuguese: trufa, túbera
• Russian: трю́фель
• Spanish: trufa

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