Definition of Porcini

1. Noun. An edible mushroom (''Boletus edulis''), prized for its flavor. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Porcini

1. an edible mushroom [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porcini

porcelainwares
porcelaneous
porcelanite
porcelanites
porcellaneous
porch
porch monkey
porch monkeys
porches
porchetta
porchlike
porchway
porchways
porciform
porcine
porcini (current term)
porcinis
porcino
porcupine
porcupine ball
porcupine fish
porcupine provision
porcupine puffer
porcupine puffers
porcupinefish
porcupines
pore
pore fungus
pore mushroom
pore over

Literary usage of Porcini

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tuscany and Umbria by Emma Jones (2004)
"... for its wild boar dishes: pappardelle al cinghiale (long, flat pasta with wild boar sauce) and cinghiale al porcini (wild boar with porcini mushrooms). ..."

2. Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen: Or, How to Cook Vegetables by Janet Ross (1903)
"Remove the skin of some medium-sized heads of porcini (keep the stalks), ... ^Mushrooms {porcini*) ' all' Intingolo! Put several peeled mushrooms into a ..."

3. Adventure Guide to Venice & the Veneto by Marissa Fabris (2005)
"... e pomodorini piccanti (spaghetti with a spicy shrimp and cherry tomato sauce) and bavette with porcini mushrooms and shrimp tossed with fresh parsley. ..."

4. Adventure Guide to the Chesapeake Bay by Barbara Radcliffe Rogers, Stillman Rogers (2000)
"But the bottom line is the chefs skills: nightly specials might include Veal porcini, a scallopine encrusted with pignoli nuts and served with sauteed ..."

5. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1918)
"... porcini i;..mani). One example, 432 mm. long, and three heads. The first smallest, and shows the no.-trils in the last third of the snout, though in the ..."

6. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy by Royal Irish Academy (1883)
"... as differentiated by external colouring, but the isabelline variety of the Himalayas and Turkestan presents a more warty or porcini - like grinding ..."

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