cèpe

See also: cepe and cepé

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.

Further reading

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