oronja
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *auruncula (compare French oronge (“agaric”)).
Pronunciation
Noun
oronja f (plural oronjas)
- any of several species of fungus of the genus Amanita
- Synonym: amanita
- Caesar's mushroom
- Synonyms: amanita cesárea, amanita de los césares
- 1926, Romualdo González Fragoso, Botánica: las talofitas, page 47:
- Hay en este género, sin embargo, especies muy buenas como la oronja (Amanita caesarea) considerada por algunos como la reina de las setas, como la más exquisita.
- However, some harmless species belong to this genus, an example is the Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea), considered by some as the queen of mushrooms, the most exquisite.
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Further reading
- “oronja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014