portobello

portobello means an area of Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2755).

Etymology

In use by 1985. Uncertain origin. Possibly a marketing name; possibly from dialectal Italian pratarolo (“meadow mushroom”), ultimately from Latin pratum (“meadow”). It has also said to be named after Portobello Road in London, which originally led to the Porto Bello House.

name

An area of Birtley, Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, England (OS grid ref NZ2755).
A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England (OS grid ref SO9597).
A coastal suburb in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3073).
A suburb of Dublin, Ireland.
A village on Otago Harbour, Otago region, New Zealand.

noun

The large, mature form of the crimini mushroom (Agaricus bisporus)

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Words closest in meaning

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champignon 59% match — Any mushroom of the genus Agaricus. vs portobello →
cep 57% match — An edible mushroom (Boletus edulis). vs portobello →
nameko 55% match — Pholiota microspora; a type of edible mushroom used in Japanese cookery vs portobello →
mushie 55% match — A mushroom. vs portobello →
boletus 54% match — An edible mushroom of genus Boletus. vs portobello →
enokitake 53% match — enoki mushroom vs portobello →
maitake 52% match — Grifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees. vs portobello →
macrofungus 51% match — Any fungus that is big enough to be seen with the naked eye vs portobello →