white truffle

noun

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

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Meanings

nounwhite truffle (plural white truffles)

plural white truffles

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

Origin

From white + truffle from being a truffle with a lightish appearance, lighter than that of black truffles.

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Translations

Italian tartufo bianco
  • tartufo biancospecies of truffle
Swedish vit tryffel, albatryffel
  • vit tryffelspecies of truffle
  • albatryffelspecies of truffle
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APA

white truffle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20truffle

MLA

“white truffle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20truffle. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “white truffle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/white%20truffle.

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