different between truffle vs ganache

English

Etymology

The word in the Germanic languages (except Icelandic) is a loanword from French truffe (previously trufle) (whence Danish and Norwegian trøffel, Swedish tryffel, German Trüffel), which originates from Old Occitan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t??f.l?/
• Rhymes: -?f?l

Noun

truffle (plural truffles)

1. Any of various edible fungi, of the genus Tuber, that grow in the soil in southern Europe; the earthnut.

   Synonym: earthnut

2. (by analogy) Ellipsis of chocolate truffle (“creamy chocolate confection, in the form of a ball, covered with cocoa powder”)

Derived terms

Translations

References

Further reading

• truffle on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• fretful

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French ganache, from Italian ganascia (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???næ?/, /???n???/
• Rhymes: -æ?, -???

Noun

ganache (countable and uncountable, plural ganaches)

1. A rich sauce, made of chocolate and cream, used also as the filling of truffles, and as a glaze.
   • 2006, Dede Wilson, Truffles: 50 Deliciously Decadent Homemade Chocolate Treats, Harvard Common Press (?ISBN), page 11:

     The centers of truffles are typically a ganache, which is most often simply a mixture of chocolate and cream. The recipes will direct you to chop the chocolate finely — do not overlook this step!

Translations

Further reading

• ganache on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• ganache on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ganascia (“jaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.na?/

Noun

ganache f (plural ganaches)

1. (anatomy) jawbone
2. (figuratively, informal) face
3. (figuratively, informal) fool, numskull
4. (cooking) ganache (sauce made of chocolate and cream)

Further reading

• ganache on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr
• “ganache” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• changea

Spanish

Noun

ganache f (plural ganaches)

1. ganache