Meanings
nounmatsutake (plural matsutakes)
plural matsutakes
- A mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in Asian cuisine for its spicy aroma.
It was the season for the succulent, fragrant matsutake, which grows at the bases of pine trees, and Takezō relaxed enough to go hunting the large mushrooms on the wooded mountain just behind the house.
1981 [1935-1939], Eiji Yoshikawa, translated by Charles S. Terry, Musashi, Harper & Row/Kodansha International, translation of 宮本武蔵 [Miyamoto Musashi] (in Japanese), →ISBN, page 11
Origin
- Japanese松茸
- Englishmatsutake
From Japanese 松茸 (matsutake).
More words from Japanese
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Arabic مَاتْسُوتَاكِي
- مَاتْسُوتَاكِي (matsūtākē)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 松茸, 鮑魚菇 /鲍鱼菇
- 松茸 (sōngróng)Translations
- 鮑魚菇 /鲍鱼菇 (bàoyúgū)Translations
- 松菌 (sōngjūn)Translations
Danish duft-ridderhat, matsutake
- duft-ridderhatTranslations
- matsutakeTranslations
Esperanto macutako
- macutakoTranslations
Finnish männyntuoksuvalmuska, matsutake
- männyntuoksuvalmuskaTranslations
- matsutakeTranslations
French matsutake, champignon des pins
- matsutakeTranslations
- champignon des pinsTranslations
German Matsutake, Krokodilritterling
- MatsutakeTranslations
- KrokodilritterlingTranslations
Indonesian jamur pinus
- jamur pinusTranslations
Japanese 松茸
- 松茸 (matsutake)Translations
Korean 송이
- 송이 (song'i)Translations
Norwegian Bokmål kransmusserong
- kransmusserongTranslations
Persian ماتسوتاکه
- ماتسوتاکهTranslations
Polish gąska sosnowa
- gąska sosnowaTranslations
Portuguese matsutake
- matsutakeTranslations
Russian мацутакэ
- мацутакэ (macutakɛ)Translations
Swedish goliatmusseron
- goliatmusseronTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
matsutake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matsutake
MLA
“matsutake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matsutake. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matsutake,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matsutake.
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