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

Examples of porcini in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The porcinis tumbled onto the kitchen counter in a sorry state. —Callie Sumlin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 Oct. 2025

This is also when local markets brim with seasonal ingredients like porcini mushrooms, chestnuts, and hazelnuts. —Alexandra Emanuelli, Travel + Leisure, 21 Sep. 2025

Among them: the Mycology Mixology, featuring scotch, coffee, hazelnut, porcini mushroom and truffle flavors ($24), or the delicious-sounding Asteroid Blues, which blends tequila with manzanilla, avocado, lychee and lemon flavors ($20). —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 12 Sep. 2025

Attached to her Gig bag (another Phoebe design) is a porcini mushroom, plucked fresh from Loewe’s magical garden. —Talia Abbas, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of porcino, short for fungo porcino, literally, porcine mushroom

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for porcini

• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine