cèpe

See also: cepe and cepé

English

Noun

cèpe (plural cèpes)

  1. Alternative spelling of cepe (mushroom Boletus edulis, porcini).

French

Etymology

A shortened form of cèpe de Bordeaux; from the Gascon (dialect of Occitan) cep (literally "trunk"), in reference to the mushroom's fat stalk[1] Doublet of cep and cippe.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /sɛp/

Noun

cèpe m (plural cèpes)

  1. an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis

References
  1. Grigson, Jane (1975). The Mushroom Feast. London: Penguin. p. 8. →ISBN.
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