Meanings
nounblack truffle (plural black truffles)
plural black truffles
- 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.
Origin
From black + truffle, from being a truffle with a darkish appearance, darker than white truffles.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian че́рен трю́фел
- че́рен трю́фел (čéren trjúfel)A species of truffle, Tuber melanosporum
Italian tartufo nero
- tartufo neroA species of truffle, Tuber melanosporum
Swedish svart tryffel, perigordtryffel
- svart tryffelA species of truffle, Tuber melanosporum
- perigordtryffelA species of truffle, Tuber melanosporum
- vintertryffelA species of truffle, Tuber melanosporum
Welsh cloron Ffrengig
- cloron FfrengigA species of truffle, Tuber melanosporum
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Chicago
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