hongos
standard, Mexico
The plural in Mexico is hongos, and the supermarket white ones are champiñones. Setas is the Spanish word used in Spain.
Meaning: edible fungi, plural (noun)
Ways to say it
| Mexican | Note |
|---|---|
| hongos | standard, Mexico |
| champiñones | button mushrooms |
| setas | Spain |
You can order hongos al ajillo (mushrooms in garlic) or a pizza con champiñones. At a market ask ¿A cómo están los hongos? to hear the price.
How does it change in a sentence?
Both words are masculine plural, so adjectives end in -os: hongos frescos, champiñones rebanados.
How do you pronounce it?
Hongos is said "OHN-gohs". The h is silent.
Did you know?
- In Mexican cooking, huitlacoche, a corn fungus, is eaten as a delicacy and is sometimes called "Mexican truffle".
Examples in context
- Compré hongos frescos.I bought fresh mushrooms.
- La pizza lleva champiñones.The pizza has mushrooms.
Example conversation
Carmen shops at a market stall in Cholula.
- Carmen¿A cómo están los hongos?How much are the mushrooms?
- VendedorA cuarenta el cuarto.Forty pesos for a quarter kilo.
- CarmenDeme medio kilo.Give me half a kilo.
