porcini
/pɔːˈtʃiːni
/plural noun chiefly North American
Ceps (wild mushrooms), especially as an item on a menu.The atmosphere in Paul and Jeanne Rankin's restaurant is just as hot and modern as the menu, which includes roast rump of venison with porcini rosti, wild mushrooms and sun-dried cranberries....
- It sounded delicious with porcini mushrooms and crispy leeks over mashed potatoes.
- Amidst white truffles, porcini mushrooms, Gorgonzola cheese, chestnuts, and other treasures of the Piedmont region, Carlo Petrini grew up with a savory spoon in his mouth.
Origin
Italian, literally 'little pigs'.
Rhymes
- dressing-down
- dressing gown
- dressing room
- dressing shed
- dressing station
- dressing table
- dress length
- dressmaker
- dressmaking
- dress parade
- dress preserver
- dress rehearsal
- dress sense
- dress shield
- dress shirt
- dress someone down
- dress something up
- dress up
- dressy
- drew
- Drexel, Anthony Joseph
- drey
- Dreyfus, Alfred
- dribble
- dribbler