truffle, chocolate truffle
(noun) creamy chocolate candy
truffle, earthnut
(noun) edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber
truffle, earthnut, earth-ball
(noun) any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe
Source: WordNet® 3.1
truffle (plural truffles)
Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
Synonym: earthnut
(by analogy) Ellipsis of chocolate truffle.
• fretful
Source: Wiktionary
Truf"fle, n. Etym: [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to Sp. trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. Tuber, Trifle.]
Definition: Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum) and the English truffle (T. æstivum) are much esteemed as articles of food. Truffle worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus Leiodes, injurious to truffles. Truffle pig, a pig used for finding truffles.
Note: When trained, certain pigs have a peculiar ability to smell truffles which lie underground, making them useful for searching out hidden truffles.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
6 June 2025
(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”
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