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noun

(1) Creamy chocolate candy

(2) Edible subterranean fungus of the genus Tuber

(3) Any of various highly prized edible subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber; grow naturally in southwestern Europe

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Etymology

The word in the Germanic languages (except Icelandic) is a loanword from (previously trufle) (whence Danish and Norwegian , German ), which originates from

Noun

any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut
a creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder