Word
truffle
Phoneticstruf·fle
US/ˈtɹəfəɫ/
UK/tɹˈʌfəl/
Definition
n. a soft chocolate sweet, often shaped like a ball and covered in cocoa powder.
n. a confection made from a chocolate ganache centre coated in chocolate, cocoa powder, or chopped toasted nuts.
Examples
“The chef shaved fresh truffle over the pasta dish.”
“Because they grow deep underground near tree roots, truffles are often found using specially trained dogs or pigs.”
“While the white variety from Italy is the most expensive, the black winter truffle remains a staple of high-end French gastronomy for its ability to infuse oils and sauces with a deep, musky scent.”
Examples
simple
“The chef shaved fresh truffle over the pasta dish.”
contextual
“Because they grow deep underground near tree roots, truffles are often found using specially trained dogs or pigs.”
complex
“While the white variety from Italy is the most expensive, the black winter truffle remains a staple of high-end French gastronomy for its ability to infuse oils and sauces with a deep, musky scent.”
Usage
Commonly used as a shortened form of 'chocolate truffle'.
Real-World Examples
“Hotel Chocolat gives members a £5 birthday reward with a minimum spend of £5.50 and Lindt offers a free box of truffles when you meet its minimum spend requirement.” “Then there are the fancier brands that offer Mediterranean combinations like goat’s cheese and caramelised onion, Manchego cheese, cured cheese with truffles – yes there’s a lot of cheesy crisps going on here.” Etymology
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”).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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