shiitake
[ shee-ee-tah-key ]
/ ˌʃi iˈtɑ keɪ /
noun, plural shi·i·ta·ke.
a large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
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Origin of shiitake
1875–80; < Japanese, equivalent to shii oak (earlier siwi < sifi < *sipi) + take mushroom (perhaps ta field + ke(y) hair)
Words nearby shiitake
shih ching, shih huang ti, shih tzu, shih-tzu, shiism, shiitake, shiite, shijiazhuang, shikar, shikari, shikibu
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Example sentences from the Web for shiitake
Sauté the shiitake mushrooms in the soy sauce, sesame oil, and minced garlic.
The Japanese are very successful in cultivating a mushroom which they call "Shiitake" or "Lepiota shiitake."
There are three varieties of "Shiitake," the spring, summer, and autumn crops differing somewhat in quality.
British Dictionary definitions for shiitake
shiitake
shitake
/ (ˌʃɪɪˈtɑːkeɪ) /
noun plural -take
a kind of mushroom widely used in Oriental cookery
Word Origin for shiitake
C20: from Japanese shii tree + take mushroom
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