chocolate truffle
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈtʃɔklət ˈtrʌfəl/
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trufa de chocolate
- For dessert, she savored a decadent chocolate truffle dusted with cocoa powder.
- chocolate truffle cake
- dark chocolate truffles
- tray of chocolate truffles
Examples
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"But our dark chocolate truffles are certified organic and completely vegan, so they are the perfect choice for people who are watching their cholesterol or those who do not eat dairy products."
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He surprised her with a box of assorted chocolate truffles for her birthday.
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I just found another chocolate truffle.
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These were little European chocolate truffles, and I very quickly purchased a box which I am eating as I write.
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Would anyone like to learn how to make chocolate truffles from scratch?
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I have a friend who eats one chocolate truffle each day with her morning coffee.
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I'm more in the mood for a chocolate truffle!
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Today I gave him a handwritten thank you card and a bag of chocolate truffles.
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It's a chocolate truffle.
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In fact, all of us are lucky enough to live within striking distance of Napa Cabernet, a box of chocolate truffles, and a five-course dinner with wine.
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Synonyms
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4.3
A small rich chocolate sweet with a soft center coated in cocoa or nuts
How Rich
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a straightforward modifier + noun composition: 'chocolate' specifies the type of 'truffle', so the overall meaning (a truffle made of or coated with chocolate) is directly derivable from the parts. The pattern is cross-linguistically common and the modifier disambiguates other senses of 'truffle', so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand it.
Etymology
Chocolate truffle was named because the small, round chocolate balls looked like the rough, brown truffle mushroom. One popular story says a cook made soft chocolate, rolled it in cocoa, and people thought it looked like the wild truffle, so the name stuck and now means a small, rich chocolate treat.