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• Trifle — Tri fle, n. [OE. trifle, trufle, OF. trufle mockery, raillery, trifle, probably the same word as F. truffe truffle, the word being applied to any small or worthless object. See {Truffle}.] 1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• trifle — I. noun Etymology: Middle English trufle, trifle, from Anglo French trufle, triffle fraud, trick, nonsense Date: 14th century 1. something of little value, substance, or importance 2. a dessert typically consisting of plain or sponge cake often… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• truffe — (tru f ) s. f. 1°   Terme de botanique. Genre de la famille des champignons. 2°   Champignon souterrain, charnu, compacte, dont les spores sont renfermées dans l épaisseur du tissu charnu et germent lors de la destruction de celui ci, pour la… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• trifle — early 13c., trufle false or idle tale, later matter of little importance (late 13c.), from O.Fr. trufle mockery, dim. of truffe deception, of uncertain origin. The verb, in the sense of treat lightly, is first attested 1520s …   Etymology dictionary

• 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

• Tuber melanosporum — 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

• Trifle — ist eine englische Süßspeise, bestehend aus mehreren Schichten aus Custard, Obst oder Marmelade, Biskuitkuchen und Schlagsahne. Der Biskuit wird im Allgemeinen mit Alkohol getränkt (Port, süßen Sherry, Madeira oder auch Weißwein). Das Wort Trifle …   Deutsch Wikipedia

• Pomme de terre — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Pomme de terre (homonymie) et Patate (homonymie) …   Wikipédia en Français