portobello

[ pawr-tuh-bel-oh, pohr- ]

/ ˌpɔr təˈbɛl oʊ, ˌpoʊr- /

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noun, plural por·to·bel·los.

portabella.

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Portobello

[ pawr-toh-bel-oh, pohr- ]

/ ˌpɔr toʊˈbɛl oʊ, ˌpoʊr- /

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.

How to use portobello in a sentence

Dennis Friedman would soak, marinate, compress and skewer portobello mushrooms until they ballooned out and “looked like meat on a spit,” the chef and co-founder recalls.
The 25 best sandwiches in the D.C. area|Tim Carman|June 16, 2021|Washington Post
Alas, thanks to legions of soggy bell pepper-zucchini skewers and undercooked slabs of eggplant, grilled vegetables tend to be a tough sell among the meat-eating crowd — woe to the marinated portobello that dares to compete with a rack of pork ribs.
The Best Way to Enjoy Summer Produce Is Over the Grill|Aliza Abarbanel|June 11, 2021|Eater
Check the package label, or seek out Dole Portobello Mushrooms and Monterey Mushrooms.
6 Healthy Foods to Fight the Flu, Beat Stress and More|DailyBurn|February 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Cool restaurants along Portobello Road are gone, replaced by restaurants affordable only for bankers and foreigners.
What a Sad Little Empire Britain Has Become|Janine di Giovanni|March 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The roasted portobello and their pizzas are worth the trip alone.
Gal With a Suitcase: Shanghai|Jolie Hunt|January 7, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Even Stephen King said, with Portobello, Rendell “has surpassed herself.”
This Week's Hot Reads|The Daily Beast|September 8, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Lamb burgers, turkey burgers, tuna burgers, Portobello mushroom burgers… There are lots of options for what a burger can be.
The Perfect Homemade Burger|Cookstr.com|August 24, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Vice-Admiral Vernon with only six men-of-war had taken the town of Portobello, and levelled its fortifications.
A Bundle of Ballads|Various
Usually the soldiers went down High Street and out to Portobello on the sea.
Greyfriars Bobby|Eleanor Atkinson
Portobello (with Panama on the other side of the narrow isthmus) was the sole commercial harbour of South America.
South America|W. H. Koebel
The captain of the Portobello, a hale, blue-eyed grey-beard, was the last upon the deck.
The Dealings of Captain Sharkey|A. Conan Doyle
Puerto de Bastimentos is a harbor about twelve miles northeast of Portobello.
Privateering and Piracy in the Colonial Period|Various