noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:/ʃæmˈpɪnjən/
Received-Pronunciation:/t͡ʃæmˈpɪnjən/
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Any mushroom of the genus Agaricus.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
noun
Meaning 2
Any mushroom of the genus Agaricus.
Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
Any mushroom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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History
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French champignon.
Across languages
Translations
39 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Belarusian:
шампіньён
(šampinʹjón)
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Belarusian:
пячуры́ца
(pjačurýca)
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Catalan:
rubiol
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Catalan:
camperol
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Catalan:
rovellol
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Catalan:
terrerol
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Czech:
pečárka
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Czech:
žampion
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Danish:
champignon
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Dutch:
champignon
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Esperanto:
agariko
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Estonian:
šampinjon
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Finnish:
herkkusieni
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
French:
agaric
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
French:
psalliote
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
German:
Champignon
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Hungarian:
csiperke
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Icelandic:
kempa
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Icelandic:
ætisveppur
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Italian:
champignon
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Latin:
agaricus
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Latvian:
atmatene
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Lithuanian:
pievagrybis
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Luxembourgish:
Champignon
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Norwegian Bokmål:
sjampinjong
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Polish:
pieczarka
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Portuguese:
agárico
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Romanian:
ciupercă
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Russian:
шампиньо́н
(šampinʹón)
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Russian:
печери́ца
(pečeríca)
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Serbo-Croatian:
pečurka
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Serbo-Croatian:
печурка
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Slovak:
pečiarka
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Slovak:
šampiňón
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Slovene:
kukmak
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Spanish:
agárico
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Swedish:
champinjon
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Ukrainian:
печери́ця
(pečerýcja)
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus
Ukrainian:
шампіньйо́н
(šampinʹjón)
— any mushroom of the genus Agaricus