tartuffe

English

Etymology

From French, from the protagonist Tartuffe (from Italian tartufo (“truffle”)) in the play of the same name by Molière.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɑɹˈtuːf/, /tɑɹˈtʊf/

Noun

tartuffe (plural tartuffes)

1. A religious hypocrite.

   Hypernym: hypocrite

Derived terms

• tartuffish, tartufish
• tartuffism, tartufism

French

Noun

tartuffe m or f (plural tartuffes)

1. tartuffe

Further reading

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