champignon

Examples

• All

• - She's more than capable to cook asparagus and sauté champignons.

  The Grinch That Stole B*tches (2024)

• The omelet with fromage et champignons.

  I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007)

• Champignons, champignons.

  Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

• Champignons, champignons.

  Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016)

• Even champignons are regarded hereabouts as worthless, not to mention false death caps (by the way, there was a time when I was afraid of picking these because a German specialist warned me against them).

  Fiction book (1996)

• The chef prepared a delicious pasta dish topped with sautéed champignons.

• She added sliced champignons to the salad for extra flavor.

Synonyms

C

chanterelle

vschampignon

5 9.0

A golden-yellow mushroom with a smooth cap and a nice smell you can eat

is common rather than prized gourmet fare

C

cremini

vschampignon

1 5.5

A small brown mushroom with firm texture and mild flavor used in cooking

is white rather than brown

O

oyster mushroom

vschampignon

1 3.2

A soft grey mushroom that grows in flat clusters on dead wood and is used in cooking

is a single small white cap rather than a clustered wood-growing form

P

Pleurotus

vschampignon

• Specialized

1 9.9

A group of mushrooms with white spores and often an off-center stem like the oyster mushroom

is a single common variety rather than a broad scientific genus

M

meadow mushroom

vschampignon

3.5

An edible mushroom that grows in grassy places

is the common white cultivated variety used in cooking

S

snow mushroom

vschampignon

6.8

A white, jelly-like food often sold dried and used in East Asian soups and desserts

is firm and fresh rather than gelatinous and usually dried

C

chantarelle

vschampignon

• UK

8.9

A yellow edible mushroom with a smooth cap and apricot smell

is white and milder in aroma, not strongly fruity or apricot-scented

C

common morel

vschampignon

5.6

A mushroom you can eat with a cap full of holes and a rich taste

is a common everyday white variety rather than a rare delicacy

Compounds

C

champignon soup

4.2

A creamy soup made from champignon mushrooms, often served as a starter

Surface Forms

Etymology