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

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

On the first floor, diners can sit and enjoy full dinner service until 10:30 p.m., including the signature cannelloni au gratin filling a thin French-style crepe with beef, veal, pork, and porcini mushrooms, covered in creamy supreme sauce. —Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025

Bailey delivered an amazing second course of pasta filled with porcini and pecans. —Buddha Lo, People.com, 13 June 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