PORTOBELLO


Meaning of PORTOBELLO in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbe-(ˌ)lō ]

noun

also por·ta·bel·la -lə ; or por·ta·bel·lo ˌpȯr-tə-ˈbe-(ˌ)lō

( 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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.