white truffle

English

white truffle

Etymology

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

Noun

white truffle (plural white truffles)

1. 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