Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.

plural of truffle

Provided, cooked, or stuffed with truffles

Searching for, and digging up truffles.

A species of truffle, Tuber sinense, native to China. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see Chinese, truffle.

A cooking ingredient consisting of flavorless oil infused with truffle.

A species of truffle, Tuber melanosporum, darker than the white truffle, most commonly from France but also found in other parts of Europe, that is prized as a culinary ingredient.

A species of truffle, Tuber magnatum, most commonly from the Piedmont region of Italy, lighter in color than black truffles, similarly prized as culinary ingredients.

plural of chocolate truffle

A confection having a center of ganache and an outer coating of powdered cocoa or chocolate.