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porcini

/pɔːˈtʃiː.ni/US/pɔːɹˈt͡ʃiː.ni/

porcini noun: an edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.

porcini: an edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor
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Noun

porcini (plural porcini or porcinis)

  1. An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.
    • Robbie, on the other hand, on his first trip out with Clara's brother Licio, gathered twenty-three porcini (more than his guide)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=SWffTt7DF4PO...
    Synonyms:
    cep, cepe, cèpe, penny bun

porcini meaning in Persian

porcini in Persian

mushroom, Boletus edulis
قارچ تیرهسر qârč-e tire-sar

Synonyms of porcini

Forms of porcini

pluralporcini
pluralporcinis

Plural of porcini: porcini or porcinis

Origin of porcini

Borrowed from Italian porcini, plural of porcino.

Questions about porcini

What does porcini mean?
Porcini means an edible mushroom (Boletus edulis), prized for its flavor.
What is porcini in Persian?
Porcini in Persian is قارچ تیرهسر (qârč-e tire-sar). See Porcini meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is porcini?
Porcini is a noun.
How do you pronounce porcini?
Porcini is pronounced /pɔːˈtʃiː.ni/ (UK).
What is the plural of porcini?
The plural of porcini is porcini.

Words near porcini in the dictionary

  1. porcine
  2. porcine measles
  3. porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
  4. porcine stress syndrome
  5. porcinely
  6. porcini
  7. porcinis
  8. porcino
  9. porcinophilic
  10. Porco
  11. porcophilia

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