Truffle

What “Truffle” means

Noun

1. Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.
2. Ellipsis of chocolate truffle (“creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder”).

Where the word comes from

Borrowed from French trufle, a variant of truffe (whence also Danish and Norwegian trøffel, Swedish tryffel, German Trüffel), from Old Occitan trufa, a metathesis of Late Latin tufera (plural), from Latin tūber (“truffle”).

Business name ideas with “Truffle”

Industries where “Truffle” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Chocolate Shop
• Chocolate and Confectionery Manufacturing from Cacao Beans