champiñones
/t͡ʃampiɲones/from spelling rules
The English phrase mushrooms is translated into Spanish as champiñones.
In a culinary context, champiñones is the standard term for the cultivated mushrooms typically used in recipes and supermarkets.
Which one should you use?
While champiñones specifically refers to common edible mushrooms (like button mushrooms), setas is a more general term used for wild mushrooms or fungi found in nature.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In the Dominican Republic, hongos is the commonly used term for mushrooms.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of champiñones is champiñón.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʃampiɲones/
Did you know?
- While champiñones are for eating, the word hongo is used in medical contexts to describe a fungal infection of the skin or nails.
- Because hongos is the general term for fungi, it is used in Spanish to describe everything from mold on bread to the yeast used to bake bread.
- In Spain, searching for wild setas is a cultural obsession so intense that some people act as professional hunters who guard their locations as trade secrets.
Examples in context
- He estado comiendo muchos champiñones recientemente.I've been eating a lot of mushrooms lately.This sentence is useful for talking about your recent eating habits regarding champiñones.Tatoeba #10246080 by Luornu, translation #10245827 by shekitten
- Tenemos que cortar los champiñones para la ensalada.We need to slice mushrooms for the salad.This sentence is useful for describing the preparation of champiñones for a salad.Tatoeba #10708821 by carlosalberto, translation #10708815 by carlosalberto
- Encontré unos champiñones.I found some mushrooms.This sentence is useful for stating that you have found some champiñones.Tatoeba #13916164 by rul, translation #13579640 by rul
- Me encanta cocinar con setas frescas.I love cooking with fresh mushrooms.
- Los hongos silvestres tienen un sabor increíble.Wild mushrooms have an amazing flavor.
- ¿Vamos a hacer una pizza con champiñones hoy?Are we going to make a pizza with mushrooms today?
- ¿Te gustan los hongos en la pasta?Do you like mushrooms in pasta?
- Los hongos son un ingrediente clave en la cocina dominicana.Mushrooms are a key ingredient in Dominican cuisine.
Example conversation
Sofía and Javier are deciding what to put in a pizza.
- Sofía¿Quieres ponerle champiñones a la pizza?Do you want to put mushrooms on the pizza?
- JavierSí, me encantan los champiñones.Yes, I love mushrooms.
- SofíaPerfecto, voy a picar los champiñones ahora.Perfect, I'm going to chop the mushrooms now.
- JavierGracias, Sofía, se verá muy bien.Thanks, Sofía, it will look great.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
