shiitake
1 synonym for shiitake, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A wide, brown edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Chinese mushroom
How to use shiitake
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
dried shiitake
shiitake mushrooms
shiitake broth
fresh shiitake
It is a neutral, everyday word used in recipes and menus.
Etymology
Shiitake comes from Japanese, where it combines shii, a word for the chinquapin tree, with take, meaning mushroom, since the mushroom typically grows on chinquapin logs. The word was first recorded in English in 1877.
Full origin of shiitake →Frequently asked questions
What is a shiitake mushroom?
It is a brown mushroom, Lentinula edodes, widely used in Japanese and other East Asian cooking.
Is shiitake the same as shitake?
Yes, shitake is simply an alternative spelling of the same word.
Where does the word shiitake come from?
It comes from Japanese, referring to the chinquapin logs the mushroom grows on plus the word for mushroom, take.
