white truffle

English

white truffle

Etymology

white +‎ truffle from being a truffle with a lightish appearance, lighter than that of black truffles

Noun

white truffle (plural white truffles)

A truffle of species Tuber magnatum, most commonly from the Piedmont region of Italy, lighter in color than black truffles, similarly prized as a culinary ingredient.

Translations

species of truffle

Italian: tartufo bianco
Swedish: vit tryffel, albatryffel

Further reading

white truffle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Tuber on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Tuber magnatum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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