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Porcini vs Portabello - What's the difference?

porcini | portabello |

As nouns the difference between porcini and portabello

is that porcini is an edible mushroom (boletus edulis ), prized for its flavor while portabello is .

porcini

English

Noun

(porcini)
  • An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis ), prized for its flavor.
    • Robbie, on the other hand, on his first trip out with Clara's brother Licio, gathered twenty-three porcini (more than his guide) [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=zwkjAQAAIAAJ&q=%22three+porcini%22&dq=%22three+porcini%22&hl=en&ei=SWffTt7DF4POhAe355yCBQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CDYQ6AEwAA]

    Usage notes

    Although derived from the Italian plural, this noun is used for both singular and plural.

    Synonyms

    * cep, ceps *

    Anagrams

    * ----

    portabello

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)