tartuffe
English
Etymology
French, from the protagonist Tartuffe (from Italian tartufo (“truffle”)) in the play of the same name by Molière
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɑɹˈtuːf/, /tɑɹˈtʊf/[1]
Noun
tartuffe (plural tartuffes)
- A religious hypocrite.
- Hypernym: hypocrite
Derived terms
- tartuffish, tartufish
- tartuffism, tartufism
References
- “tartuffe”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
French
Noun
tartuffe m or f (plural tartuffes)
- tartuffe
Further reading
- “tartuffe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.