CHAMPIGNON


Meaning of CHAMPIGNON in English

/sham pin"yeuhn/ or, esp. Brit., /cham-/ ; Fr. /shahonn pee nyawonn"/ , n. , pl. champignons /-pin"yeuhnz/ ; Fr. /-pee nyawonn"/ .

mushroom (defs. 1, 2).

[ 1570-80; campin ( us ) of the field (see CAMP 1 , -INE 1 ) + L -ion- -ION ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .