oronja

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *auruncula (compare French oronge (“agaric”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈɾonxa/ [oˈɾõŋ.xa]
• Rhymes: -onxa
• Syllabification: o‧ron‧ja

Noun

oronja f (plural oronjas)

1. any of several species of fungus of the genus Amanita

   Synonym: amanita

2. Caesar's mushroom

   Synonyms: amanita cesárea, amanita de los césares

   • 1926, Romualdo González Fragoso, Botánica: las talofitas, page 47:

     Hay en este género, sin embargo, especies muy buenas como la oronja (Amanita caesarea) considerada por algunos como la reina de las setas, como la más exquisita.

     However, some harmless species belong to this genus, an example is the Caesar's mushroom (Amanita caesarea), considered by some as the queen of mushrooms, the most exquisite.

Derived terms

• falsa oronja f
• oronja pintada f
• oronja verde f

 

Further reading

• “oronja”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10