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porcini

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /pɔːˈtʃiː.ni/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /pɔːɹˈt͡ʃiː.ni/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • 1994, A Valley in Itay: The Many Seasons of a Villa in Umbria, Lisa St Aubin de Terán http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zwkjAQAAIAAJ&q=%22three+porcini%22&dq=%22three+porcini%22&hl=en&ei=SWffTt7DF4POhAe355yCBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA Robbie, on the other hand, on his first trip out with Clara's brother Licio, gathered twenty-three porcini (more than his guide)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cep, cepe, cèpe, penny bun

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian porcini, plural of porcino.

Across languages

Translations

48 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: udazkeneko onddozuri — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Breton: boned-touseg — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Bulgarian: манатарка (manatarka) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Catalan: cep — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Catalan: buixó — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Catalan: sureny — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Chinese Mandarin: 牛肝菌 (niúgānjūn) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Crimean Tatar: aq mantar — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Czech: hřib smrkový — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Danish: Karl Johan svamp — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Esperanto: boleto — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Finnish: herkkutatti — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • French: cèpe — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Galician: cogordón — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • German: Steinpilz — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Hungarian: ízletes vargánya — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Ido: cepo — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Ingrian: boravikko — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Irish: ceap — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Italian: porcino — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Japanese: 山鳥茸 (yamadoritake) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Japanese: ポルチーニ (poruchīni) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Latin: bōlētus — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Latvian: baravika — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Macedonian: вргањ (vrganj) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Mongolian: цагаан мөөг (cagaan möög) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Neapolitan: severe — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Norwegian Bokmål: steinsopp — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: steinsopp — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Persian: قارچ تیرهسر (qârč-e tire-sar) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Polish: borowik szlachetny — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Polish: borowik — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Polish: prawdziwek — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Polish: borowik jadalny — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Portuguese: porcino — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Russian: борови́к (borovík) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Russian: бе́лый гриб (bélyj grib) — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Serbo-Croatian: vrganj — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Slovene: jurček — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Spanish: boleto — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Swedish: karljohan — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Swedish: karljohanssvamp — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Swedish: stensopp — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Turkish: çörek mantarı — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Turkish: fesleğen mantarı — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Turkish: kuzu mantarı — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Venetan: brixa — mushroom, Boletus edulis
  • Welsh: wicsen gron — mushroom, Boletus edulis