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truf·fle \ˈtrəfəl, -rüf-, -ru̇f-\ noun (-s) Etymology: modification of Middle French truffe, from Old Provençal trufa, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin tufera, tufer, alteration of Latin tuber hump, tumor, truffle — more at tuber 1. a. : the edible subterranean fruiting body of various European fungi of the genus Tuber usually dark-colored, warty or rugose, resembling a rounded or ovoid tuber, and filled with ascospores; broadly : any similar fruiting body of a fungus of the family Tuberaceae b. : a fungus that produces truffles 2. : false truffle 3. : a candy made of chocolate, butter, and sugar shaped into balls and coated with cocoa, macaroon crumbs, or chopped nuts |