porcino

American

[pawr-chee-noh] / pɔrˈtʃi noʊ /

noun

Italian Cooking.

Usually porcini cep.

porcino British

/ pɔːˈtʃiːnəʊ /

noun

Also called: cep. 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

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

porcini

plural

Etymology

Origin of porcino

Italian, from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig

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porcini

She couldn't remember "the specific purchase", but had previously bought a variety of mushrooms - shitake, porcini, enoki - from similar stores, she said.

From BBC ● Jun. 3, 2025

Unlike shiitake, porcini or white button mushrooms, morels have a distinct appearance with a honeycomb-like top and hollow stem.

From Salon ● Mar. 22, 2025

Alta Adams’ chili crisp blends Fresno chiles smoked in-house and dehydrated, house-roasted peanuts, porcini mushroom powder and Ethiopian berbere spice.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2024

In a fruitful season, common Washington mushrooms include chanterelles, boletus, morels, porcini, lobster mushrooms, Pacific Northwest matsutake and oyster mushrooms.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 28, 2023

She orders what he does, porcini ravioli and a salad of arugula and pears.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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