porcini
noun
por·ci·ni pȯr-ˈchē-(ˌ)nē 
plural porcini also porcinis
: a large wild edible brownish boletus mushroom (Boletus edulis)
called also cèpe
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The only risotto with fresh funghi porcini and thyme equal to Fasano’s in New York is the one my son learned to make as a cook at Marea. 
John Mariani, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Clean the porcini mushrooms and cut them into rather thick ¼-inch (½-centimeter) slices. Foren Clark, Cnn. Recipe From Alice Caporicci, CNN, 15 May 2022 Potential fungi finds include turkey tail, chicken of the woods, porcini and morels; other possible goodies include miner’s lettuce, wild radish and pine pollen. Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 There are sixteen sandwiches on the menu, including the New Yorker, which features roast beef and onion-porcini cream. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022 In the small bowl of a food processor or a mini-chopper, process the porcini until finely ground. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Wild mushrooms like porcini are almost never found fresh in U.S. markets. John Mariani, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 Nebbiolo enchants with precise, pure notes of cherry and strawberry, and its nuances become even more pronounced with age, developing secondary notes of rose, porcini and sage. Janice O'leary, Robb Report, 3 May 2021 The combination of porcini and roasted cremini mushrooms gives this luxurious risotto a serious hit of umami. Staff Reports Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020 See More
John Mariani, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022 Clean the porcini mushrooms and cut them into rather thick ¼-inch (½-centimeter) slices. Foren Clark, Cnn. Recipe From Alice Caporicci, CNN, 15 May 2022 Potential fungi finds include turkey tail, chicken of the woods, porcini and morels; other possible goodies include miner’s lettuce, wild radish and pine pollen. Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 There are sixteen sandwiches on the menu, including the New Yorker, which features roast beef and onion-porcini cream. Hannah Goldfield, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2022 In the small bowl of a food processor or a mini-chopper, process the porcini until finely ground. Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2022 Wild mushrooms like porcini are almost never found fresh in U.S. markets. John Mariani, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021 Nebbiolo enchants with precise, pure notes of cherry and strawberry, and its nuances become even more pronounced with age, developing secondary notes of rose, porcini and sage. Janice O'leary, Robb Report, 3 May 2021 The combination of porcini and roasted cremini mushrooms gives this luxurious risotto a serious hit of umami. Staff Reports Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 21 Oct. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Italian, plural of porcino, short for fungo porcino, literally, porcine mushroom
First Known Use
1954, in the meaning defined above