Phrase guide

enoki mushroom

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A mushroom with a long, thin stem, in the species Flammulina filiformis, used primarily in the cuisines of East Asia.

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History

Etymology

From Japanese 榎茸 (enokitake), from 榎 (enoki, “Chinese hackberry”) + 茸 (take, “mushroom”), it being a mushroom that grows on stumps of the tree.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 金菇 (gam1 gu1) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Chinese Cantonese: 金針菇 /金针菇 (gam1 zam1 gu1) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金針菇 /金针菇 (jīnzhēngū) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 金菇 (jīngū) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Dutch: fluweelpootje — Flammulina filiformis
  • Finnish: talvijuurekas — Flammulina filiformis
  • Galician: cogomelo de pé aveludado — Flammulina filiformis
  • German: Samtfußrübling — Flammulina filiformis
  • Hungarian: téli fülőke — Flammulina filiformis
  • Japanese: 榎茸 (enokitake) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Japanese: 滑茸 (nametake) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Korean: 팽이버섯 (paeng'ibeoseot) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Russian: эно́ки (enóki) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Russian: опёнок зи́мний (opjónok zímnij) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Thai: เห็ดเข็มทอง (hèt-kěm-tɔɔng) — Flammulina filiformis
  • Vietnamese: nấm kim châm — Flammulina filiformis