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truffle

UK/ˈtɹʌf.l̩/ US/ˈtɹʊf.l̩/ uncommon

noun

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Origin

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”).

Phrases

  • black truffle
  • Chinese truffle
  • chocolate truffle
  • corn truffle
  • desert truffle
  • false truffle
  • magic truffle
  • pecan truffle

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