cremini

noun cre·mi·ni \kri-ˈmē-nē\

plural cre·mi·ni also cre·mi·nis

Definition of CREMINI

: a meaty cultivated brown or tan mushroom that is of the same variety of button mushroom as the larger and more mature portobello

cre·mi·ni or cri·mi·ni \kri-ˈmē-nē\

Italian, plural of cremino, from crema cream, from Middle French cresme; probably from their color — more at cream

First Known Use: 1984

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