truffe

French

noun
Definitions
  • (culinary) truffle edible fungi
  • (culinary) chocolate truffle
  • (zoology) nose of a dog

Etymology

Derived from Old Occitan trufa derived from Latin tuber (protuberance, hump, excrescence, truffle, swelling, bump) root from Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂- (swell, crowd, grow, become strong, be strong).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*tewh₂-

Gloss

swell, crowd, grow, become strong, be strong

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