truffle
Translation
truffle
Examples
The chef shaved fresh truffle over the pasta.
The chef shaved fresh truffle over the pasta.
She received a box of chocolate truffles.
She received a box of chocolate truffles.
Grammar Patterns
((a truffle)) / ((truffles)) a type of fungus or chocolate They went hunting for truffles in the forest.
Similar Words
Synonyms: mushroom (fungus), bonbon (chocolate)
Etymology
From Old French 'truffe', which comes from the Latin 'tuber' meaning 'lump' or 'swelling'.
Memory Tips
Imagine a pig 'ruffling' through the dirt to find a 'truffle'. The chocolate version looks like a little lump of earth.