houba
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *gǫba. This might be related to Middle High German swamb (German Schwamm), Latin fungus and Greek σπόγγος (spóngos) or σφόγγος (sfóngos), which supposes some consonant transposition.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
houba f
- mushroom (fungus and fruit of fungus)
- Některé houby jsou jedlé, jiné jedovaté. ― Some mushrooms are edible, other are poisonous.
- sponge (Porifera)
- Synonym: houbovec
- sponge (material used to wash dishes or the body)
- sponge (direct-reduction iron)