tartuffe

English

Etymology

From French tartuffe, from the protagonist Tartuffe (from Italian tartufo (“truffle”)) in the play of the same name by Molière. Doublet of tartufo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɑɹˈtuːf/, /tɑɹˈtʊf/[1]

Noun

tartuffe (plural tartuffes)

  1. A religious hypocrite.
    Hypernym: hypocrite

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “tartuffe”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.

French

Noun

tartuffe m or f (plural tartuffes)

  1. tartuffe

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