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• truf|fle — «TRUHF uhl, TROO fuhl», noun. 1. a fungus that grows underground and is valued as food. It has a black, warty exterior and varies in size between that of a walnut and that of a potato. Truffles are native to central and southern Europe. 2. a soft …   Useful english dictionary

• truf — truf·fle; truf·fled; …   English syllables

• fle — baf·fle·ment; buf·fle·horn; caf·fle; cof·fle; cur·fuf·fle; fle·eth; fuf·fle; gof·fle; jif·fle; ker·fuf·fle; maf·fle; mof·fle; ni·fle; raf·fle·sia; raf·fle·si·a·ce·ae; rif·fle·man; ri·fle·man; ri·fle·ry; ri·fle·scope; scraf·fle; scruf·fle;… …   English syllables

• truffle — truf·fle …   English syllables

• truffle — truf•fle [[t]ˈtrʌf əl, ˈtru fəl[/t]] n. 1) fng any of several subterranean, edible, ascomycetous fungi of the genus Tuber[/ex] 2) fng any of various similar fungi of other genera 3) coo a ball shaped candy of soft chocolate dusted with cocoa •… …   From formal English to slang

• truffle — truf|fle [ˈtrʌfəl] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: trufe, from Old Provençal trufa, from Vulgar Latin tufera, from Latin tuber; TUBER] 1.) a black or light brown ↑fungus that grows underground, and is a very expensive food 2.) a soft creamy …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• truffle — truf|fle [ trʌfl ] noun count 1. ) a FUNGUS that grows under the ground and is very expensive to buy because people consider it a special food 2. ) a soft chocolate candy that often has alcohol in it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Truffle — Truf fle (?; 277), n. [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to Sp. trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. {Tuber}, {Trifle}.] Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Truffle worm — Truffle Truf fle (?; 277), n. [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to Sp. trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. {Tuber}, {Trifle}.] Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tuber aestivum — Truffle Truf fle (?; 277), n. [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to Sp. trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. {Tuber}, {Trifle}.] Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English