No. 4,018 in Japanese
トリュフ
"トリュフ" means "truffle," referring to either the edible fungus or the chocolate confection.
In a sentence
トリュフは高価な食材です。
Truffles are expensive ingredients.
Here, 'トリュフ' is used to refer to the high-class culinary fungi often used in gourmet cooking.
このチョコレートにはトリュフが入っています。
This chocolate contains truffles.
In this instance, 'トリュフ' is used to describe chocolates filled with a soft center typically known as truffles.
トリュフを探すために、特別な犬が使われます。
Special dogs are used to search for truffles.
The usage of 'トリュフ' here pertains to the underground mushrooms grown in forested areas and sought after using trained animals.
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