tartufe

English

Noun

tartufe (plural tartufes)

1. Alternative form of tartuffe

French

Alternative forms

• tartuffe

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tartufo, popularized in the 1664 play Tartuffe by Molière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /taʁ.tyf/

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Noun

tartufe m (plural tartufes)

1. hypocrite

Adjective

tartufe (plural tartufes)

1. hypocritical

Derived terms

• tartuferie

Further reading

• “tartufe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.