hongo

=

fungus

noun

hongo
adjective
also:
  • sombrero hongo -> bowler hat (British), derby (United States)
masculine noun
1. fungus (biology)
2. mushroom (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
1. Mushroom (comestible). (Botany) (m)
2. Fungus, an excrescence which grows upon the bark of trees, and serves for tinder. (m)
3. A fleshy excrescence growing on the lips of wounds. (m)
  • Crecen como hongos -> they grow like mushrooms

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