鼈茸

Japanese

Kanji in this term
すっぽん
Hyōgai
たけ
Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Etymology

Literally, turtle mushroom, (すっぽん) (suppon, softshell turtle) + (たけ) (take, mushroom)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [sɨp̚põ̞nta̠ke̞]

Noun

(すっぽん)(たけ) or 鼈茸(スッポンタケ) • (suppontake

  1. common stinkhorn mushroom (Phallus impudicus)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).