Where does “matsutake” come from?
matsutake (English) comes from Japanese 松茸, from Japanese 茸, from Japanese 椎茸, from Japanese 椎 — any tree of the genus "Castanopsis".
matsutake (English): A of mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in...
Definitions
- A of mushroom, Tricholoma matsutake, prized in...
Ancestry of “matsutake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 松茸 | matsutake |
| 2 | Japanese | 茸 | a mushroom; the flesh of an animal |
| 3 | Japanese | 椎茸 | shiitake, a type of edible mushroom |
| 4 | Japanese | 椎 | any tree of the genus "Castanopsis" |