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• portobello
  portobello

  noun

  portabella.
• Portobello
  Portobello

  noun

  a small seaport on the Caribbean coast of Panama, NE of Colón: harbor discovered and named by Columbus 1502; a principal city of Spanish colonial America.

portobello

¹ American  

[pawr-tuh-bel-oh, pohr-] / ˌpɔr təˈbɛl oʊ, ˌpoʊr- /

noun

portobellos plural

1. portabella.

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Portobello ² American  

[pawr-toh-bel-oh, pohr-] / ˌpɔr toʊˈbɛl oʊ, ˌpoʊr- /

noun

1. a small seaport on the Caribbean coast of Panama, NE of Colón: harbor discovered and named by Columbus 1502; a principal city of Spanish colonial America.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• portobellos
  plural

Example Sentences

A lady friend, finding out they didn’t have food at the apartment, invited him and his friend to her place overlooking the ocean for a dinner of pork chops and stuffed portobello mushrooms.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026

This recipe from Italy Magazine specifically calls for leek, green onion, kale, brussel sprouts and portobello mushrooms.

From Salon • Feb. 23, 2024

There is also a vegetarian option of portobello mushrooms with vegetarian gravy.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 22, 2023

The main course will include portobello mushrooms and creamy saffron-infused risotto, with rose and cardamom-infused strawberry shortcake featured for dessert.

From Reuters • Jun. 21, 2023

Platefuls of zucchini spaghetti with tomato dum sauce, or tandoori portobello with black garlic butter pao, were accompanied by an impressive wine list and even more impressive bartenders.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2022