champignon

US:USA pronunciation: respelling(sham pin′yən or, esp. Brit., cham-; Fr. shän pē nyôn′)



WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
cham•pi•gnon  (sham pin′yən or, esp. Brit., cham-; Fr. shän pē nyôn′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pi•gnons 
    (-pin′yənz; Fr. -pē nyôn′).USA pronunciation 
  1. mushroom (defs. 1, 2).
  • Middle French, apparently Vulgar Latin *campīn(us) of the field (see camp1, -ine1) + Latin -iōn- -ion
  • 1570–80


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