champignon

cham·pi·gnon

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sham-pin-yuh n or, esp. British, cham-; French shahn-pee-nyawn]
- /ʃæmˈpɪn yən or, esp. British, tʃæm-; French ʃɑ̃ piˈnyɔ̃/
- /tʃæm.ˈpɪ.njən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sham-pin-yuh n or, esp. British, cham-; French shahn-pee-nyawn]
- /ʃæmˈpɪn yən or, esp. British, tʃæm-; French ʃɑ̃ piˈnyɔ̃/

Definitions of champignon word

noun champignon any of various agaricaceous edible mushrooms, esp Marasmius oreades and the meadow mushroom 3
noun champignon any of various edible mushrooms, esp. the meadow mushroom 3
noun plural champignon mushroom (defs 1, 2). 1
noun champignon A small edible mushroom with a light brown cap, growing in short grass in both Eurasia and North America and widely grown commercially. 1
noun champignon Agaricus bisporus, the mushroom species most commonly used in cooking. 0

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Origin of champignon

First appearance:

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

1570-80; < Middle French, apparently ≪ Vulgar Latin *campīn(us) of the field (see camp1, -ine1) + Latin -iōn- -ion

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Parts of speech for Champignon

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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champignon popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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