truffle
Any of various edible fungi, of the genus , that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
A kind of
- fungus
Related words
- trufflelike
- truffley
- truffly
- corn truffle
- black truffle
- Chinese truffle
- chocolate truffle
- truffle butter
- truffle hog
- pecan truffle
- truffle hunting
- truffle hunter
Word history
From Latin "tūber".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “truffle” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.