English word origin

Etymology of truff

Borrowed from French truffe (“truffle”).

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Source etymology 1

Original entry ↗

noun

A truffle.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Borrowed from French truffe (“truffle”).

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Borrowed-form mentiontruffefr · truffle

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Source etymology 2

Original entry ↗

noun

The sea trout (a fish of the species Salmo trutta morpha trutta, closely related to salmon).

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Unknown.

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