Pronunciation: ˌ po ̇ r-t ə - ' be-( ˌ )l ō
Variant: also por · ta · bel · la \ -l ə \ or por · ta · bel · lo \ ˌ po ̇ r-t ə - ' be-( ˌ )l ō \
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -los also -las
Etymology: perhaps alteration of Italian prataiolo, prataiuolo or dialect Italian pratarolo meadow mushroom, from prato meadow, from Latin pratum
Date: 1986
: a large dark mature cultivated mushroom noted for its meaty texture that is of the same variety of button mushroom as the cremini