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tartuffe

/tɑɹˈtuːf/
/tɑɹˈtʊf/

Rhymes with -uːf, -ʊf

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

noun tartuffes

A religious hypocrite.

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"tartuffe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tartuffe. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tartuffe. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tartuffe

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"tartuffe." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tartuffe.

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@misc{tartuffe_2026,
  title = {tartuffe},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tartuffe},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}