cèpe

See also: cepe and cepé

English

Noun

cèpe (plural cèpes)

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)

an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis

References

“cèpe” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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

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