white truffle

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

Etymology

Compound from English white (a white-skinned person, bright and colorless) + English truffle.

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English

truffle

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