truffle
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++truf·fle /ˈtrʌfəl/ noun [countable] 1. DFHBPa black or light brown fungus that grows underground, and is a very expensive food 松露，块菌〔生长在地下的一种菌块，是非常昂贵的食物〕2 DFa soft creamy sweet made with chocolate 松露巧克力 a rum truffle 朗姆酒松露巧克力
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truffle• Stars Restaurant offers braised lamb shank with black truffles for $ 24 and shirts for $ 15.• One chocolate truffle has the same amount of fat as 26 oranges.• He became honorary president of the region's truffle farmers' union.• You can shave truffles on these eggs or spoon caviar on them.• If overheated it will become granular, so spoiling the delicate texture of the truffles.• Roll the truffles gently but firmly, using enough icing sugar on your hands to prevent the mixture from sticking.• The truffles are sorted, brushed clean, weighed on Roman scales and placed in small chestnut baskets.• He orders ravioli with foie gras and white truffle shavings.Origin truffle (1500-1600) French trufe, from Old Provençal trufa, from Vulgar Latin tufera, from Latin tuber; → TUBERtruf·fle nounChineseSyllable
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truffle
truf‧fle /ˈtrʌfəl/
noun [countable]
2. a soft creamy sweet made with chocolate:
a rum truffle
truf‧fle /ˈtrʌfəl/
noun [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: 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 foodLanguage: French
Origin: trufe, from Old Provençal trufa, from Vulgar Latin tufera, from Latin tuber; ⇨ tuber
2. a soft creamy sweet made with chocolate: