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truffer

to stuff, to pack full of

verb trü-FEH Rare
Food & Drink Cooking

Origin: From truffe ('truffle') — originally 'to garnish with truffles'

Usage Note

Truffer originally meant to garnish a dish with truffles, but today it is used almost exclusively in the figurative sense truffer de — to cram or pack something full of things, usually problems or errors. Un texte truffé de fautes ('a text riddled with mistakes') is a very common construction. The literal culinary sense survives in un pâté truffé.

Examples

"Son discours était truffé de références historiques."

Natural Translation

His speech was peppered with historical references.

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