🇯🇵Japanese Source WordCode: JA

マッシュルーム

Pronunciation / Transliteration: masshurūmu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Champignon/ʃæmˈpɪnjən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇯🇵 Example Sentence in Japanese:

"スーパーでマッシュルームを買いました。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An edible mushroom, especially the common cultivated white mushroom Agaricus bisporus.

    "The chef sliced fresh champignons to add to the creamy mushroom soup."
  2. 2

    Any fungus that produces the characteristic spore-bearing fruiting body of a mushroom.

    "Walking through the autumn forest, they observed various wild champignons growing under the oak trees."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French word champignon, ultimately originating from Late Latin campaniolus, meaning 'pertaining to fields' (from campus, 'field'). The term entered the English language in the 17th century to specifically designate edible mushrooms, particularly the cultivated white button mushroom.

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