porcino
[ pawr-chee-noh ]
- Also called porcini mushroom .
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British Dictionary definitions for porcino
porcino
/ (pɔːˈtʃiːnəʊ) /
nounplural porcini (pɔːˈtʃiːnɪ)
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 called: cep
Origin of porcino
1Italian, from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig
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