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porcino

[ pawr-chee-noh ]

noun

, Italian Cooking.
, plural por·ci·ni [pawr-, chee, -nee].
  1. Usually porcini. cep.

porcino

/ pɔːˈtʃiːnəʊ /

noun

  1. an edible saprotrophic basidiomycetous woodland fungus, Boletus edulis, with a brown shining cap covering white spore-bearing tubes and having a rich nutty flavour: family Boletineae Also calledcep
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Word History and Origins

Origin of porcino1

Italian, from Latin porcīnus, from porcus pig

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