truffle
any of several subterranean, edible, ascomycetous fungi of the genus Tuber.
any of various similar fungi of other genera.
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 of truffle
1Other words from truffle
- truffled, adjective
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How to use truffle in a sentence
The government identifies false truffles and more than 200 other kinds of foods grizzlies may have eaten.
And pine nuts are 30 times more caloric than false truffles.
The French way of life is coveted—so it seems in memoirs and diet manifestos and cookbooks devoted entirely to truffles.
It was supposed to be a holiday for peace, not for chocolate truffles.
Mother’s Day 2013: Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong & Writers Thank Their Moms | Gloria Steinem, Erica Jong, Fay Weldon, Dalma Heyn, Joyce Maynard | May 12, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOptional: Substitute a little truffle oil in the dressing and shave summer truffles over top.
He really seemed, as Trendall once put it, to scent the presence of criminals as pigs scent truffles.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le QueuxHe threw back his head with an impulse of pride as he savoured the odour of truffles diffused through the suffocating atmosphere.
The Nabob | Alphonse DaudetTurn out and decorate the base with chopped aspic, truffles, parsley, and tomatoes.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisTake a plain round mould, holding a pint and a half, butter it, and ornament with truffles cut in devices.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de SalisTruss the birds, and stuff them with chopped truffles and rasped bacon, seasoned with salt and pepper and a tiny dust of cayenne.
Dressed Game and Poultry la Mode | Harriet A. de Salis
British Dictionary definitions for truffle
/ (ˈtrʌfəl) /
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
Also called: rum truffle mainly British a sweet resembling this fungus in shape, flavoured with chocolate or rum
Origin of truffle
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