truffle
Syllables: truf·fle/ˈtɹʌf.l̩/
truffle noun: any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut. Also the ellipsis of chocolate truffle.
Noun
truffle (plural truffles)
- 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.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 137
- Synonyms:
- earthnut
Also used as
truffle is also the ellipsis of chocolate truffle.
truffle meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu
truffle in Hindi
- ट्रफल, ट्रफ़ल, ट्रुफल
truffle in Marathi
- ट्रफल, ट्रुफल
truffle in Bengali
- ট্রাফল, ট্রাফেল, ট্রুফল
truffle in Telugu
- ట్రఫుల్, ట్రఫల్
More languagesFewer languages
- truffle in Malayalam
- ട്രഫൽ, ട്രഫ്ൾ
- truffle in Kannada
- ಟ್ರಫಲ್, ಟ್ರಫುಲ್
- truffle in Punjabi
- ਟਰੱਫਲ, ਟ੍ਰਫਲ
- truffle in Gujarati
- ટ્રફલ, ટ્રુફલ
- truffle in Odia
- ଟ୍ରଫଲ୍, ଟ୍ରାଫଲ, ଟ୍ରଫଲ
- truffle in Nepali
- ट्रफल
- truffle in Tagalog
- trupo
- truffle in Arabic
- كَمْأَة kamʔa
- truffle in Persian
- قارچ دمبلان qârč-e dombalân
Examples of truffle in a sentence
- We spent hours coating the truffles with cocoa powder so they wouldn't be sticky.
- Such gustatorial temptations as red chile chocolates, Poire Williams cordials, and coconut-cream truffles.
- A pig roots the earth for truffles.
Synonyms of truffle
Forms of truffle
| plural | truffles |
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Origin of truffle
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”).
Words formed from truffle
Phrases with truffle
Words that rhyme with truffle
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Questions about truffle
- What does truffle mean?
- Truffle means any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
- What is truffle in Hindi?
- Truffle in Hindi is ट्रफल, ट्रफ़ल, ट्रुफल. See Truffle meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is truffle?
- Truffle is a noun.
- How do you pronounce truffle?
- Truffle is pronounced /ˈtɹʌf.l̩/.
- What is the plural of truffle?
- The plural of truffle is truffles.
Words near truffle in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: truffle (page history and authors); truffle (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); truffle (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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