shiitake
French, noun
shiitake is spelled S-H-I-I-T-A-K-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written French, the 146,077th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Shiitake is a French masculine noun meaning “shiitake (Lentinula edodes, an edible mushroom)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With an accent, shiitaké is a different word: “alternative spelling of shiitake”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Synonyme de lentin du chêne ou de champignon parfumé (espèce de champignons)”.
What does shiitake mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineshiitake (Lentinula edodes, an edible mushroom)
noun
- 1
masculinealternative spelling of shiitake
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espèce de champignon comestible.
noun: 1. Synonyme de lentin du chêne ou de champignon parfumé (espèce de champignons).
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of shiitake
- shiitakes plural
- shitake alternative
- shiitaké alternative
- shitaké alternative
- shiitakés plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to shiitake
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is shiitake in French?
shiitake appears about once in every 20 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).