English-Thai Dictionary

truffle

N เห็ด ชนิด กิน ได้  hed-cha-nid-kin-dai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TRUFFLE

n.A subterraneous vegetable production, or a kind of mushroom, of a fleshy fungous structure and roundish figure; an esculent substance, much esteemed. It is of the genus Tuber.

 

TRUFFLE-WORM

n.A worm found in truffles, the larva of a fly.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TRUFFLE

Truf "fle, n. Etym: [OF. trufle, F. truffe; akin to Sp. trufa, tartufo; of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. tuber a tumor, knob, truffle. Cf. Tuber, Trifle. ]

 

Defn: Any one of several kinds of roundish, subterranean fungi, usually of a blackish color. The French truffle (Tuber melanosporum ) and the English truffle (T. æstivum ) are much esteemed as articles of food. Truffle worm (Zoöl.), the larva of a fly of the genus Leiodes,injurious to truffles. Truffle pig, a pig used for finding truffles.

 

Note: When trained, certain pigs have a peculiar ability to smell truffles which lie underground, making them useful for searching out hidden truffles.

 

TRUFFLED

TRUFFLED Truf "fled, a.

 

Defn: Provided or cooked with truffles; stuffed with truffles; as, a truffled turkey.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

truffle

truf fle |ˈtrəfəl ˈtrəfəl | ▶noun 1 a strong-smelling underground fungus that resembles an irregular, rough-skinned potato, growing chiefly in broadleaved woodland on calcareous soils. It is considered a culinary delicacy and found, esp. in France, with the aid of trained dogs or pigs. [Family Tuberaceae, subdivision Ascomycotina: Tuber and other genera. ] 2 a soft candy made of a chocolate mixture, typically flavored with rum and covered with cocoa. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably via Dutch from obsolete French truffle, perhaps based on Latin tubera, plural of tuber ‘hump, swelling. ’ Sense 2 dates from the 1920s.

 

truffled

truf fled |ˈtrəfəld ˈtrəfəld | ▶adjective (of food ) cooked, garnished, or stuffed with truffles: a truffled turkey.

 

Oxford Dictionary

truffle

truf ¦fle |ˈtrʌf (ə )l | ▶noun 1 a strong-smelling underground fungus that resembles an irregular, rough-skinned potato, growing chiefly in broadleaved woodland on calcareous soils. It is considered a culinary delicacy and found, especially in France, with the aid of trained dogs or pigs. ●Family Tuberaceae, subdivision Ascomycotina: Tuber and other genera. 2 a soft sweet made of a chocolate mixture, typically flavoured with rum and covered with cocoa. ORIGIN late 16th cent.: probably via Dutch from obsolete French truffle, perhaps based on Latin tubera, plural of tuber ‘hump, swelling ’. Sense 2 dates from the 1920s.

 

truffled

truf ¦fled ▶adjective (of food ) cooked, garnished, or stuffed with truffles: a truffled turkey.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

truffle

truf fle /trʌ́f (ə )l /名詞 C 1 トリュフ, フランスショウロ 〘高級料理の食材となる美味なキノコ 〙.2 トリュフ 〘ココアパウダーをまぶしたチョコレート菓子 〙.