hongo

fungus

noun

hongo
adjective
also:
  • sombrero hongo -> bowler hat (British), derby (United States)
masculine noun
1fungus (biology)
2mushroom (comestible) (especially Am); toadstool (no comestible)
also:
  • hongos -> fungus, fungal infection (enfermedad)
3(sombrero)
  • (sombrero) hongo -> bowler (hat) (British), derby (United States)

hongo [on’-go]
noun
1Mushroom (comestible). (Botany) (m)
2Fungus, an excrescence which grows upon the bark of trees, and serves for tinder. (m)
3A fleshy excrescence growing on the lips of wounds. (m)
  • Crecen como hongos -> they grow like mushrooms

hongo
sustantivo:masculino
1 (Botánica) fungus
2 (Med) fungal growth
tengo hongos en los pies I have athlete's foot; I have a fungal infection on my feet
3 (seta) (comestible) mushroom; (venenoso) toadstool
un enorme hongo de humo an enormous mushroom cloud of smoke
crecen proliferan como hongoso they sprout up like mushrooms
4 (sombrero) bowler hat; derby; (EEUU)

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