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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

truccare

Pronunciation / Transliteration: truk-kar-eh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Fudge/fʌdʒ/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Hanno cercato di truccare i dati."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To present or deal with something in a vague, makeshift, or dishonest way in order to conceal the truth or avoid a firm commitment.

    "The accountant had to fudge the numbers to make the balance sheet appear correct."
As noun
  1. 1

    A soft candy made of butter, sugar, milk, and chocolate or other flavorings.

    "We bought a box of homemade chocolate fudge at the seaside market."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word originated in the late 17th century, possibly derived from the surname of a 17th-century sea captain named Fudge who was notorious for telling lies. Initially used as a verb meaning to fabricate or fake, its meaning later extended to a soft type of candy made of sugar, butter, and milk.

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