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portobello

portobello noun: the large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus).

Noun

portobello (plural portobellos)

  1. The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

Proper noun capitalized: Portobello

Portobello

  1. An area of Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2755).
  2. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9597).
  3. A coastal suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3073).
  4. A suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
  5. A village on Otago Harbour, Otago region, New Zealand.

Forms of portobello

pluralportobellos
alternative formportabella
alternative formportabello

Origin of portobello

In use by 1985. Uncertain origin. Possibly a marketing name; possibly from dialectal Italian pratarolo (“meadow mushroom”), ultimately from Latin pratum (“meadow”). It has also said to be named after Portobello Road in London, which originally led to the Porto Bello House.

Words that rhyme with portobello

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Questions about portobello

What does portobello mean?
Portobello means the large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus).
What part of speech is portobello?
Portobello can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of portobello?
The plural of portobello is portobellos.

Words near portobello in the dictionary

  1. Porto Vecchio
  2. Porto Velho
  3. porto-
  4. Porto-Novo
  5. Porto-Vecchio
  6. portobello
  7. portobellos
  8. Portobelo
  9. portobiliary
  10. Portocarrero
  11. Portocarreros

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