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champignon en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /t͡ʃæmˈpɪnjən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ʃæmˈpɪnjən/ (General-American)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French champignon.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Any mushroom of the genus Agaricus.
2. (countable, uncountable) Any mushroom of the genus Agaricus. ▸ Agaricus bisporus, a species of mushroom commonly used in cooking.
   • Moscow’s food stores, formerly famed for bare shelves and long lines, are now kept stocked with fresh champignons and greens[…]. 2007 January 31, C[hristopher] J[ohn] Chivers, “A Soviet Agricultural Success: Vast Greenhouse Complex”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2013:
   • Galette of champignon with bacon was a wet puff pastry shell holding overcooked mushrooms and, as far as we could tell, no bacon. 1978 January 13, “Restaurants”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 Jul 2024:
3. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) Any mushroom.
   • The Kamtschadales frequently avail themselves, by way of regale, of a venenose species of champignon […] 1849, George Waterhouse, Conjugal Felicities and Infelicities, page 47:
   • The first time that one steals forth in quest of the coveted but feared fungus he hides his purpose as though meditating a crime; and the memory of many warnings robs his first meal of “champignon on toast” of half its flavor. 1901 July 7, Catherine Thayer, “On the Trail of the Mushroom”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

fairy ring champignon

Synonyms

portobello (Agaricus bisporus) · cremini (Agaricus bisporus) · crimini (Agaricus bisporus) · table mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) · cultivated mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) · button mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

Translations (39)

uk шампіньйо́н (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · hu csiperke (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · cs žampion (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · ro ciupercă (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · ca camperol (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · sl kukmak (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · lt pievagrybis (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · ca rubiol (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · be пячуры́ца (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · ru печери́ца (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · fr agaric (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · fi herkkusieni (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · lb Champignon (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · ca rovellol (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · eo agariko (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · uk печери́ця (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · nb sjampinjong (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · es champiñón (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · fr psalliote (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · de Champignon (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · la agaricus (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · et šampinjon (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · cs pečárka (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · ru шампиньо́н (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · ca terrerol (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · sv champinjon (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · nl champignon (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · sh pečurka (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · it champignon (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · pl pieczarka (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · da champignon (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · sk šampiňón (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · be шампіньён (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · sk pečiarka (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · is ætisveppur (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · lv atmatene (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · pt agárico (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · is kempa (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'') · sh печурка (any mushroom of the genus ''Agaricus'')