truffle

noun

truf·​fle ˈtrə-fəl  ˈtrü- 

1

a

: the dark or light edible subterranean fruiting body of several European ascomycetous fungi (especially genus Tuber)

also : any of various similar fruiting bodies of related fungi

b

: a fungus that produces truffles

2

: a candy made of chocolate, butter, sugar, and sometimes liqueur shaped into balls and often coated with cocoa

Examples of truffle in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

At Château d'Entre-Deux-Monts, visitors can tour the 17th-century estate before participating in a truffle hunt with the property's producer. —Lale Arikoglu, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2026

Confit lamb shank with carrot puree, roasted baby carrots, truffle avgolemono and caper herb salad. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 26 Mar. 2026

Joy is also the founder of Sweet Joy Brigadeiro, a maker of Brazilian truffle-like chocolates, which launched online in 2014. —Maia Pandey, jsonline.com, 23 Mar. 2026

The brand boasts culinary hero ingredients, like white truffle and bergamot from Italy, lemons from Argentina or yuzu peels from Japan’s Shikoku island in its formulas, and Meneses sees real appetite for Iota’s value proposition. —James Manso, Footwear News, 20 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

modification of Middle French truffe, from Old Occitan trufa, from Vulgar Latin *tufera; akin to Latin tuber swelling, truffle — more at tuber

First Known Use

1591, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for truffle

• duffel
• duffle
• muffle
• ruffle
• scuffle
• shuffle
• reshuffle

Kids Definition

truffle

noun

truf·​fle ˈtrəf-əl  ˈtrüf- 

: the dark or light wrinkled fruiting body of a European fungus that grows in the ground

also : a fungus that produces truffles