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English
Noun
tartufo (plural tartufos or tartufi)
- An Italian dessert consisting of a ball of ice cream coated in chocolate, with a cherry inside.
Esperanto
Etymology
From the character Tartuffe (in Esperanto: Tartufo) in the theatrical comedy Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur by Molière.
Pronunciation
Noun
tartufo (accusative singular tartufon, plural tartufoj, accusative plural tartufojn)
- tartuffe, hypocrite
- Synonym: hipokritulo
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tarˈtu.fo/
- Rhymes: -ufo
- Hyphenation: tar‧tù‧fo
Etymology 1
From Latin terrae tuber (“tuber of the earth”). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
Noun
tartufo m (plural tartufi)
- (botany) truffle
Descendants
Etymology 2
Borrowed from French.
Noun
tartufo m (plural tartufi)
- (idiomatic) hypocrite; tartuffe
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
tartufo
- first-person singular present indicative of tartufare
Further reading
- tartufo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- tartufo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- tartùfo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- tartufo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from French tartuffe, from the protagonist Tartuffe in the play of the same name by Molière.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taɾˈtufo/
- Rhymes: -ufo
- Syllabification: tar‧tu‧fo
Adjective
tartufo (feminine tartufa, masculine plural tartufos, feminine plural tartufas)
- hypocritical
Further reading