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Meaning of Truffle | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈtɹʌf.l̩

Definitions

  1. Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
  2. Ellipsis of chocolate truffle (“creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder”).
    abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis

Equivalents

العربية الكمأ كمأة
Беларуская тру́фель труфля
Bosanski tartuf тартуф
Català tòfona
Čeština lanýž
Cymraeg cloronen
Dansk trøffel
Deutsch Trüffel
Ελληνικά τρούφα
Español trufa
Euskara boilur
Suomi tryffeli
Français truffe trufflé
Gaeilge strufal
Hrvatski tartuf тартуф
Հայերեն գետնասունկ դոմբալա
Italiano tartufo
日本語 トリュフ 西洋松露
한국어 서양송로 송로 송로버섯
Latina tertufulus tuber
Nederlands truffel
Polski trufel trufla
Português trufa túbera
Română trufă
Русский трюфель
Slovenčina hľuzovka
Српски tartuf тартуф
Svenska tryffel
Türkçe domalan domuz elması keme
Українська трюфель

Examples

“In ancient times, the Romans imported truffles, credited with marked aphrodisiac virtue, from Libya as well as Greece.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

truffle butter truffle hog truffle oil truffle pig truffle shuffle truffler

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