[truf.fle] n [modif. of MF truffe, fr. OProv trufa, fr. (assumed) VL tufera; akin to L tuber swelling, truffle--more at tuber] (1591) 1: the usu. dark and rugose edible subterranean fruiting body of several European ascomycetous fungi (esp. genus Tuber); also: one of these fungi
2: a candy made of chocolate, butter, sugar, and sometimes liqueur shaped into balls and often coated with cocoa