טריפֿל

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• טרופֿל m (trufl)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Trüffel, ultimately from French truffe. Reanalyzed as a word suffixed by ־ל (-l), hence the neuter gender. Semantically unrelated to טריפֿלעך (triflekh). Doublet of טרופֿליע (truflye).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtrɪfɫ̩/

Noun

טריפֿל • (trifl) n, plural טריפֿלעך (triflekh)

1. (cooking) truffle (edible fungi)

   Synonym: טרופֿליע (truflye)

Usage notes

• This term is not attested in the JNW.

See also

• (chocolate truffle): שאָקאָלאַד־טרופֿליע (shokolad-truflye), טרופֿליע (truflye)

References

• Schaechter-Viswanath, Gitl, Glasser, Paul (2016) “truffle”, in Comprehensive English-Yiddish Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN