truffle
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- noun
- /ˈtrʌfəl/
:
trufa
- I've never had real black truffle or white truffle for that matter.
- truffle oil
- white truffle
- black truffle
McCormick Global selects white summer truffle salt from France.
- McCormick Global selects white summer truffle salt from France.
- And then these ones are Italian black truffle almonds.
- And that right there is a beautiful white truffle pasta.
Examples
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I introduced you to white truffle oil.
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Black truffles are the most expensive.
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I mean, a truffle is a fantastic thing buried somewhere in the ground.
Academic text (1998) -
Do you want to go out for some truffles?
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One of the best ways to taste truffles is to use them with risotto.
Blog text (7) -
McCormick Global selects white summer truffle salt from France.
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The caterer said she was saving the truffles for tomorrow.
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For the few unlucky ones who still don't know about it, the truffle is an underground mushroom.
Blog text (7) -
It's made with black truffles, caviar, and squid ink dough covered in gold flakes.
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The chef drizzled the pasta with a luxurious white truffle oil to enhance the flavor.
Synonyms
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A group of fungi that make truffles near tree roots
A rare underground fungus that chefs use in fancy cooking
A valuable underground mushroom that chefs use to give food a strong, earthy taste
Compounds
How Rare
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Truffle comes from a French word and the Latin tuber, which means 'lump' and is the same idea as the potato 'tuber', so the name pictures the small, underground 'lump' of fungus that chefs prize.