Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shiitake

/ʃɪˈtɑkeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: shi-itake
IPA: /ʃɪˈtɑkeɪ/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.

Example Sentences

"Some fun meatless recipes include jackfruit sandwiches in place of pulled pork; black bean meatless balls or eggplant and shiitake “meatballs.”"
"Tea bag-style dashi kits are a better quick choice. They pack katsuobushi, kombu and often other ingredients, like dried baby sardines (niboshi) and shiitake mushrooms, into a steepable bag."

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 椎茸 (shītake), from 椎 (shī, “a shii or chinquapin tree”) + 茸 (take, “a mushroom”), from the way the mushrooms tend to grow on chinquapin logs. First cited in English in 1877.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃɪˈtɑkeɪ/
British English: /ʃiːˈtɑːkeɪ/

Inflected Forms

shiitakes (plural) shitake (alternative)

Synonyms

Chinese mushroom shiitake mushroom chinese black mushroom golden oak mushroom oriental black mushroom lentinus edodes

Rhymes With

khaki teriyaki bukkake okazaki kaki pojoaque sirtaki

Questions

How do you pronounce shiitake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃɪˈtɑkeɪ/.
What does shiitake mean?: A wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.
Where does shiitake come from?: Borrowed from Japanese 椎茸 (shītake), from 椎 (shī, “a shii or chinquapin tree”) + 茸 (take, “a mushroom”), from the way the mushrooms tend to grow on chinquapin logs. First cited in English in 1877.

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