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- [truhf-uh l, troo-fuh l]
- /ˈtrʌf əl, ˈtru fəl/
- /ˈtrʌf.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [truhf-uh l, troo-fuh l]
- /ˈtrʌf əl, ˈtru fəl/
Definitions of truffle word
- noun truffle any of several subterranean, edible, ascomycetous fungi of the genus Tuber. 1
- noun truffle any of various similar fungi of other genera. 1
- noun truffle 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. 1
- countable noun truffle A truffle is a soft round sweet made with chocolate and usually flavoured with rum. 0
- countable noun truffle A truffle is a round type of fungus which is expensive and considered very good to eat. 0
- noun truffle any of various edible saprotrophic ascomycetous subterranean fungi of the European genus Tuber. They have a tuberous appearance and are regarded as a delicacy 0
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Origin of truffle
First appearance:
before 1585 One of the 35% oldest English words
1585-95; < Dutch truffel(e) < Middle French truffle, truffe < Old Provençal trufa < Late Latin tūfera, *tūfer, probably < an Osco-Umbrian cognate of Latin tūber tuber1
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Parts of speech for Truffle
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
truffle popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 70% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
truffle usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with truffle
- what is truffle butter?
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- how to make truffle butter?
- how to grow truffle?
- how to make truffle fries?
- what does white truffle taste like?
- what is black truffle?
- what does black truffle taste like?
- how to get truffle in terraria?
- what does truffle mean?
- what is a black truffle?
- how to get the truffle in terraria?
See also
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