Truffled

truf·fle  (trfl)

n.

1. Any of various fleshy, ascomycetous, edible fungi, chiefly of the genus Tuber, that grow underground on or near the roots of trees and are valued as a delicacy.

2. Any of various chocolate confections, especially one made of a mixture including chopped nuts, rolled into balls and covered with cocoa powder.

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[Alteration of French trufe, from Old French, from Old Provençal trufa, from Vulgar Latin *tfera, truffles, from dialectal variant of Latin tber, lump; see teu- in Indo-European roots.]

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truffled adj.