cremini

or cri·mi·ni

[ kruh-mee-nee ]

noun

, plural cre·mi·nis.

1. a cultivated, meaty, tan or brown mushroom, Agaricus bisporus.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cremini¹

First recorded in 1985–90; from Italian, plural of cremino, diminutive of crema “cream,” from Middle French cresme, chresme “oil, chrism”