cremini

noun

cre·​mi·​ni kri-ˈmē-nē 

variants or crimini

plural cremini also creminis

: a meaty cultivated brown or tan mushroom that is of the same variety of button mushroom as the larger and more mature portobello

Examples of cremini in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Cut corners by starting with a package of cremini mushrooms instead. —Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026

Try the potato pizza with fingerlings, Point Reyes blue cheese, green onion and rosemary, or the mushroom pie with shiitake, oyster and cremini. —Audrey T. Williams, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026

Marchesi 1824, which started life as an elegant pasticceria in Milan, and is now owned by Prada Group, has just opened an exclusive corner offering artisanal chocolate creations, including pralines, cremini, dragées and biscuits. —Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026

The base of this shepherd’s pie is green lentils and cremini mushrooms, and it’s topped with a luscious layer of creamy mashed potatoes. —Riley Wofford, Martha Stewart, 31 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Italian, plural of cremino, from crema cream, from Middle French cresme; probably from their color — more at cream

First Known Use

1984, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cremini

• anemone
• hegemony