cep

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/sɛp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(sep)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cep  (sep),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Fungian edible mushroom, Boletus edulis, that grows wild under pine or other evergreen trees: prized for its flavor.
  • Latin cip(p)us boundary stone, pillar
  • Gascon cep mushroom, tree trunk
  • French cèpe
  • 1860–65

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cep / sɛp/
  1. another name for porcino
Etymology: 19th Century: from French cèpe, from Gascon dialect cep, from Latin cippus stake
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
-cep-, root. 
    1. -cep- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "get, receive, take.'' This meaning is found in such words as: accept, anticipate, perception, reception. See -ceive-.

'cep' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
accept - cipolin - concept - cèpe - incept - intercept - manciple - participle - porcino - precept - prince - susceptible

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