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Terms in Corsican 201-210 of 226

rossula muglia

[Corsican]

Russule or charcoal burner, a mushroom that closely resembles other bitter, indedible ones.

sambula

[Corsican]

Wild garlic

sbatte

[Corsican]

To beat, as in eggs or cream.

sciambaglià

[Corsican]

To shake. This is to shake something small, whereas shaking something big, like a tree, would be secouer.

scupignu

[Corsican]

Hedgehog fungus. Cream-coloured mushrooms, excellent to eat, easily found in woods from late summer to late autumn (US: fall). They have a sort of downy white stem leading up to a cap which is centrally depressed and under which are masses of little spines, giving the mushroom its English name. It is quite a good mushroom to collect as it is easily distinguished from other mushrooms, is a relative of the chanterelle, and, like it, has good flavour and good retention of texture on long cooking.

scupinu

[Corsican]

Hedgehog fungus. Cream-coloured mushrooms, excellent to eat, easily found in woods from late summer to late autumn (US: fall). They have a sort of downy white stem leading up to a cap which is centrally depressed and under which are masses of little spines, giving the mushroom its English name. It is quite a good mushroom to collect as it is easily distinguished from other mushrooms, is a relative of the chanterelle, and, like it, has good flavour and good retention of texture on long cooking.

scuraghjinatu

[Corsican]

Starving. Famished.

silvicola

[Corsican]

Wood mushroom. A good edible mushroom.

sparagiu

[Corsican]

Asparagus. A single spear of asparagus is une asperge.

sparagu

[Corsican]

Asparagus. A single spear of asparagus is une asperge.