porcini

English
A pile of dried porcini

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian porcini, plural of porcino.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɔːˈtʃiː.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /pɔːɹˈt͡ʃiː.ni/

Noun

porcini (plural porcini or porcinis)

  1. An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.
    • 1994, A Valley in Itay: The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria, Lisa St Aubin de Terán
      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

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Italian

Adjective

porcini

  1. masculine plural of porcino

Noun

porcini m

  1. plural of porcino

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Latin

Adjective

porcīnī

  1. inflection of porcīnus:
    1. nominative/vocative masculine plural
    2. genitive masculine/neuter singular
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