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

The store makes homemade chocolate sweets such as candy apples, Dubai chocolate bars and chocolate truffles. —Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 20 Oct. 2025

The menu features items like Korean-style chicken wings and truffle pizza. —Katie Lockhart, Travel + Leisure, 17 Oct. 2025

Jeanroy tells me that only animals can smell truffles in the wild, as the delicacy grows up to a foot underground near tree roots; by law in France, hunters can use only pigs and dogs to find them. —Aislyn Greene, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025

Kizzi sets a great table and Josh serves butternut squash risotto with salmon, caviar, and truffles. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Oct. 2025

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