cèpe

French

Etymology

A shortened form of cèpe de Bordeaux; from the Gascon cep (literally "trunk"), in reference to the mushroom's fat stalk^[1]

Noun

cèpe m (plural cèpes)

1. an edible mushroom, Boletus edulis

References

1. ^ Grigson, Jane (1975). The Mushroom Feast. London: Penguin. p. 8. ISBN 0140462732.