truffle
10
4.3
- noun
- /ˈtrʌfəl/
:
trufa
- I've got that salted caramel truffle advent calendar which is the cutest thing in the entire world.
- chocolate truffles
- truffle cake
- champagne truffles
Cocoa, chocolate, chocolate, salted toffee, truffles.
- Cocoa, chocolate, chocolate, salted toffee, truffles.
Examples
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Today I gave him a handwritten thank you card and a bag of chocolate truffles.
Blog text (19) -
"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."
Academic text (2002) -
I have a friend who eats one chocolate truffle each day with her morning coffee.
Blog text (30) -
Just one of those tiny truffles, please.
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I ate half of one of these truffles and gave the rest away.
Blog text (22) -
And thanks for all the chocolate truffles.
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Amaretto truffles are her favorite, though.
Fiction book (2002) -
The dulce de leche truffle is a best seller.
Blog text (1) -
Now the waiter had brought a dish of chocolate truffles with the bill, and it broke Ravelstein up to see Rosamund opening her purse and wrapping up the small peaked chocolates covered with cocoa dust.
Fiction book (2001) -
After dinner, I enjoyed a rich chocolate truffle coated in cocoa powder.
Synonyms
2
2.7
A small, rich chocolate sweet with a soft, creamy centre
1
1.0
A small sweet made with chocolate and eaten as a treat
Compounds
How Rich
10
4.3
14
1.6
Surface Forms
Etymology
Truffle for a chocolate sweet comes from the fungus truffle because the candy looks like a small round 'lump' with a rich center, so the sweet was named after the earthy mushroom.