| 单词 | truffle |
| 释义 | truffle (once / 5137 pages) 1n 2n Use the noun truffle when you're talking about a fancy French mushroom or a certain type of rich, fancy chocolate. Try not to combine the two types of truffles in the same dish! The rare and delicious fungus known as a truffle has a distinct, savory taste that's loved by many people. There are several different types of truffles, the most popular of which are white truffles and black truffles. Both are gathered with the help of specially trained pigs and dogs that can easily smell them. The chocolate delicacy also known as a truffle was named in the 1920's for its resemblance to the round, often dark brown fungus. WORD FAMILYtruffle: truffles USAGE EXAMPLESHe said he designed the six-sided box for Frango mints, the signature chocolate truffles first created by Frederick & Nelson in 1918. Seattle Times(Dec 13, 2016) Menu highlights include beef carpaccio with truffle vinaigrette and crispy snapper in a Thai chile lime vinaigrette. Los Angeles Times(Dec 12, 2016) Dishes of note: Ham and cheese croissant; assorted chocolate truffles. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) 1 1n any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe Syn|Hyper earth-ball, earthnut fungus an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia 2n edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber 2Syn|Hyper earthnut veg, vegetable, veggie edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant n creamy chocolate candy Syn|Hyper chocolate truffle candy, confect a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts |
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