crimini

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Marketing name[1].

Noun

crimini (plural criminis)

  1. A dark brown edible mushroom, Agaricus bisporus, that has a rounded cap; called a portobello when mature

Translations

References
  1. Randal Oulton (accessed May 18, 2016), “Cremini Mushrooms”, in CooksInfo.com‎, archived from the original on March 25, 2015: “Cremini Mushrooms aren't Italian mushrooms. "Cremini" is just a marketing name that was picked, witness the confusion between whether the name is actually spelt Cremini or Crimini.”

Further reading

Italian

Noun

crimini m

  1. plural of crimine

Latin

Noun

crīminī

  1. dative singular of crīmen
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