porcino

[ pawr-chee-noh ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.

, plural por·ci·ni [pawr-, chee, -nee].

1. Usually porcini. cep.

porcino

/ pɔːˈtʃiːnəʊ /

noun

1. an edible saprotrophic basidiomycetous woodland fungus, Boletus edulis, with a brown shining cap covering white spore-bearing tubes and having a rich nutty flavour: family Boletineae Also calledcep

Word History and Origins

Origin of porcino¹

Italian, from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig