cèpe

See also: cepë, cepe, and cepé

English

Noun

cèpe (plural cèpes)

1. Alternative spelling of cepe (mushroom Boletus edulis, porcini).

French

Etymology

A shortened form of cèpe de Bordeaux; from the Gascon (dialect of Occitan) cep (literally “trunk”), in reference to the mushroom's fat stalk, from Latin cippus. Doublet of cep, cippe, and sep.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɛp/

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• Homophones: cep, cèpes, ceps, sep, seps

Noun

cèpe m (plural cèpes)

1. cep, porcini (edible mushroom, Boletus edulis)

Descendants

• → English: cep
• → Irish: ceap

Further reading

• “cèpe”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012