truffle
IPA: trˈʌfʌɫ
noun
- Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
- (by analogy) Ellipsis of chocolate truffle (“creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder”). [A confection having a center of ganache and an outer coating of powdered cocoa or chocolate.]
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Examples of "truffle" in Sentences
- Truffle refers to the creamy centre.
- The first truffle was eaten by the pig.
- It one of the main centres in Italy for truffle.
- A truffle is not a fruit, in any botanical sense.
- Both black and white truffles are hunted in Chianti.
- A truffle is a storage device, like a potato or carrot.
- They are named for their resemblance to the truffle fungus.
- Mechanisms of truffle detection by northern flying squirrels.
- Its signature confection is the Champagne Truffles, the first of its kind.
- The amount of truffle in the diet remained constant throughout the summer.