Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tartufo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: tartu-fo
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An Italian dessert consisting of a ball of ice cream coated in chocolate, with a cherry inside.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"He watched a boy and a girl jump rope and a waiter carry a silver tray of tartufo."

Etymology

From Italian tartufo. Doublet of tartuffe.

Origin

Source language: Italian

Word Breakdown

Root: tartufo

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

tartufos (plural) tartufi (plural)

Questions

What does tartufo mean?: An Italian dessert consisting of a ball of ice cream coated in chocolate, with a cherry inside.
Where does tartufo come from?: It is traced to Italian.

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