shiitake

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌʃɪɪˈtɑːkeɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(shē′ē tä′kā)

Inflections of 'shiitake' (n): npl: shiitake

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
shi•i•ta•ke  (shē′ē tä′kā),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ke. 
  1. Food, Fungia large, meaty, black or dark brown mushroom, Lentinus edodes, native to eastern Asia and frequently used in Japanese and Chinese cookery.
  • *sipi) + take mushroom (perh. ta field + ke(y) hair)
  • sifi
  • Japanese, equivalent. to shii oak (earlier siwi
  • 1875–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
shiitake / ˌʃɪɪˈtɑːkeɪ/, shitake ( -take)
  1. a kind of mushroom widely used in Asian cookery
Etymology: 20th Century: from Japanese shii tree + take mushroom
'shiitake' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
matsu-take - shitake

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