First Known Use: 1976
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porcini
noun por·ci·ni \pȯr-ˈchē-(ˌ)nē\
plural porcini also porcinis
Definition of PORCINI
: a large wild edible brownish boletus mushroom (Boletus edulis) —called also cèpe
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Origin of PORCINI
Italian, plural of porcino, short for fungo porcino, literally, porcine mushroom
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