portobello

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noun

The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

OriginItalian pratarolo ← Latin pratum →
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Meanings

portobello1

nounportobello (plural portobellos)

plural portobellos · alternative portabella · alternative portabello

  1. The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

Portobello2

proper noun
  1. An area of Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2755).
  2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9597).
  3. A coastal suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3073).
  4. A suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
  5. A village on Otago Harbour, Otago region, New Zealand.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
champignon

Origin

  1. Latinpratum“meadow”
  2. Italianpratarolo“meadow mushroom”
  3. Englishportobello

In use by 1985. Uncertain origin. Possibly a marketing name; possibly from dialectal Italian pratarolo (“meadow mushroom”), ultimately from Latin pratum (“meadow”). It has also said to be named after Portobello Road in London, which originally led to the Porto Bello House.

More words from Italian, Latin

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Translations

Chinese 龍葵菇 /龙葵菇
  • 龍葵菇 /龙葵菇 (lóngkuígū)mature form of the crimini mushroom
Polish pieczarka dwuzarodnikowa
  • pieczarka dwuzarodnikowamature form of the crimini mushroom

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with portobello

hellocellomellowjellobellowvioloncellobordellorelosellobargelloPellowlimoncellospellopunchinellofelloeJell-OSakartvelosaltarelloscarpariello
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Cite this entry
APA

portobello. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portobello

MLA

“portobello.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portobello. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “portobello,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/portobello.

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