porcini

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UK/pɔːˈtʃiː.ni/US/pɔːɹˈt͡ʃiː.ni/

noun

An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.

Similar
cepcepecèpepenny bun
OriginItalian porcini →
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Meanings

nounporcini (plural porcini or porcinis)

plural porcinis

  1. An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.
    1 more example

    1994, A Valley in Itay: The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria, Lisa St Aubin de Terán http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zwkjAQAAIAAJ&q=%22three+porcini%22&dq=%22three+porcini%22&hl=en&ei=SWffTt7DF4POhAe355yCBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA Robbie, on the other hand, on his first trip out with Clara's brother Licio, gathered twenty-three porcini (more than his guide)

    Synonyms: cep, cepe, cèpe, penny bun

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.

Similar
cepcepecèpepenny bun
Also see
boletuscep

Origin

  1. Italianporcini
  2. Englishporcini

Borrowed from Italian porcini, plural of porcino.

More words from Italian

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Basque udazkeneko onddozuri
  • udazkeneko onddozurimushroom, Boletus edulis
Bulgarian манатарка
  • манатарка (manatarka)mushroom, Boletus edulis
Catalan cep, buixó
  • cepmushroom, Boletus edulis
  • buixómushroom, Boletus edulis
  • surenymushroom, Boletus edulis
Chinese Mandarin 牛肝菌
  • 牛肝菌 (niúgānjūn)mushroom, Boletus edulis
Czech hřib smrkový
  • hřib smrkovýmushroom, Boletus edulis
Danish Karl Johan svamp
  • Karl Johan svampmushroom, Boletus edulis
Esperanto boleto
  • boletomushroom, Boletus edulis
Finnish herkkutatti
  • herkkutattimushroom, Boletus edulis
French cèpe
  • cèpemushroom, Boletus edulis
German Steinpilz
  • Steinpilzmushroom, Boletus edulis
Hungarian ízletes vargánya
  • ízletes vargányamushroom, Boletus edulis
Irish ceap
  • ceapmushroom, Boletus edulis
Italian porcino
  • porcinomushroom, Boletus edulis
Japanese 山鳥茸, ポルチーニ
  • 山鳥茸 (yamadoritake)mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • ポルチーニ (poruchīni)mushroom, Boletus edulis
Latin bōlētus
  • bōlētusmushroom, Boletus edulis
Latvian baravika
  • baravikamushroom, Boletus edulis
Norwegian Bokmål steinsopp
  • steinsoppmushroom, Boletus edulis
Persian قارچ تیرهسر
  • قارچ تیرهسر (qârč-e tire-sar)mushroom, Boletus edulis
Polish borowik szlachetny, borowik
  • borowik szlachetnymushroom, Boletus edulis
  • borowikmushroom, Boletus edulis
  • prawdziwekmushroom, Boletus edulis
  • borowik jadalnymushroom, Boletus edulis
Portuguese porcino
  • porcinomushroom, Boletus edulis
Russian борови́к, бе́лый гриб
  • борови́к (borovík)mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • бе́лый гриб (bélyj grib)mushroom, Boletus edulis
Spanish boleto
  • boletomushroom, Boletus edulis
Swedish karljohan, karljohanssvamp
  • karljohanmushroom, Boletus edulis
  • karljohanssvampmushroom, Boletus edulis
  • stensoppmushroom, Boletus edulis
Turkish çörek mantarı, fesleğen mantarı
  • çörek mantarımushroom, Boletus edulis
  • fesleğen mantarımushroom, Boletus edulis
  • kuzu mantarımushroom, Boletus edulis
Welsh wicsen gron
  • wicsen gronmushroom, Boletus edulis

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

prionic
Cite this entry
APA

porcini. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcini

MLA

“porcini.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcini. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “porcini,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/porcini.

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