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# truffle

noun (a truffle, truffles)

«truffle» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A truffle is a soft, round chocolate sweet, often covered in cocoa powder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#m1)
2. A truffle is a rare, strong-smelling fungus that grows underground near tree roots and is very expensive to eat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#m2)

### In the lessons

In everyday life truffles are chocolates in gift boxes. In science lessons on fungi, truffles grow underground; pigs and specially trained dogs sniff them out. They are among the most expensive foods in the world. Phrases: «chocolate truffle», «truffle oil», «truffle hunting», «truffle dog».

### Examples

- Gran gave me a box of chocolate truffles. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#x1)
- We rolled chocolate truffles in cocoa powder. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#x2)
- Truffles grow underground near oak trees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#x3)
- Trained dogs sniff out truffles in the forest. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#x4)
- Some truffles cost more than gold by weight. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#x5)
- Truffle oil smells very strong. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#x6)
- A truffle is a fungus, like a mushroom, but it grows under the soil. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/#x7)

### Note

Countable: a truffle, truffles. A chocolate truffle is named after the fungus because of its round, dark shape. Never eat wild fungi you find: some are deadly.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «truffle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/truffle/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«truffle» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/truffle.html) on Mova free.