tartufo

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tar·tu·fo

 (tär-to͞o′fō)
n. pl. tar·tu·fi (-fē) or tar·tu·fos
An Italian dessert consisting of ice cream shaped into a ball, filled with cherries, nuts, or other ingredients, and coated in chocolate.

[Italian, truffle, tartufo, from Vulgar Latin *territūferum, truffle, from Latin terrae tūber : terrae, genitive of terra, earth; see ters- in Indo-European roots + tūber, lump (probably influenced by dialectal *tūfer); see teuə- in Indo-European roots.]
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tartufo

(tɑːˈtuːfəʊ)
n
a mousse-like Italian chocolate dessert
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This lush, heart-shaped peninsula in the Adriatic is famous for seasonal produce such as truffles (tartufi), wild asparagus (šparoga) and a plentiful supply of fish and shellfish from the local coastlne.
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There, Cristiano Savini of Savini Tartufi and Andrea Bezzecchi of Acetaia San Giacomo spoke about their respective truffle and balsamic vinegar businesses, also located in Italy.
Made in Italy by the Savini Tartufi family, ground truffles join the mustard.
Granetti B, De Angelis A, Materozzi G (2005) 'Umbria terra di tartufi.' (Regione Umbria: Terni, Italy)
D'altra parte, il rapporto cielo--terra e alto--basso, tante volte rilevato, e il frequente richiamo alle patate costituiscono la traduzione corporea e terragna di astrazioni e sentimenti, secondo una procedura mutuata dai classici stessi, il concreto per l'astratto e viceversa (Bachtin 191): "Dagli spari di Giove--afferma Crisostomo ancora all'inizio del dialogo--, per tal modo, o dalle sue silenti libidini, maturano tartufi ad Alba, sottoterra, e patate a Rovello" (654).