Meaning
mushroom
- the part of a fungus you can pick or eat
- a fungus, especially one growing in the wild
In a sentence
Mi piacciono i funghi sulla pizza.
I like mushrooms on pizza.
Hai comprato i funghi al mercato?
Did you buy the mushrooms at the market?
Non mangio funghi crudi.
I don't eat raw mushrooms.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| fungo | masculine · singular |
| funghi | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Often used for edible mushrooms in cooking.
- Plural is funghi, not *fungos or *fungi in Italian.
- Common with raccogliere, cucinare, trifolare.