What does hongo in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word hongo in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hongo in Spanish.

The word hongo in Spanish means fungus, bowler hat, mushroom cloud, fungi, butt, ass, arse, poisonous mushroom. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hongo

fungus

nombre masculino (organismo fúngico) (general)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El champiñón es un hongo comestible.
Mushroom is an edible fungus.

bowler hat

nombre masculino (sombrero de copa baja) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El hongo es un sombrero utilizado mayoritariamente por la aristocracia inglesa.
The bowler hat is mainly used by the British aristocracy.

mushroom cloud

nombre masculino (con forma de hongo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La explosión nuclear produjo un hongo atómico.
The nuclear explosion caused a mushroom cloud.

fungi

(reino de estos organismos)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Las levaduras pertenecen a los hongos.
Yeast belongs to the fungi family.

butt, ass, arse

nombre masculino (Uruguay, coloquial (culo, ano) (vulgar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Que patada le ha dado en el hongo.
That was quite the kick you gave him up his butt (or: ass).

poisonous mushroom

nombre masculino (seta no comestible)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Recoge champiñones pero ten cuidado de no coger un hongo venenoso.
Gather mushrooms but be careful to not get any poisonous mushrooms.

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