File:Romaine.jpg Romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia)
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Etymology [ ]
From Middle English letuse , of uncertain precise origin; related to Old French laituë , from Latin lactūca ( “ ‘ lettuce’ ” ) , from lac ( “ ‘ milk’ ” ) .
Pronunciation [ ]
Noun [ ] Lettuce (s)
An edible plant , Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves .
( uncountable ) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable ; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.
I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.
( uncountable , US , slang ) : Folding money, also called cabbage , due to the green color of both US currency and the vegetables.
Translations [ ]
an edible plant, Lactuca
Afrikaans : blaarslaai af (af) , kropslaai af (af)
Arabic: خس ar (ar) (khass) m.
Armenian: կաթնուկ hy (hy) (kat'nuk), հազար hy (hy) (hazar), սալաթ hy (hy) (salat'), մառոլ hy (hy) (maṙol)
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Catalan : enciam ca (ca) f.
Chinese:
Mandarin: 萵苣 cmn (cmn) , 莴苣 cmn (cmn) (wōjù)
Czech: hlávkový salát cs (cs) m.
Dutch: sla nl (nl) , salade nl (nl)
Esperanto: laktuko eo (eo)
Finnish: lehtisalaatti fi (fi)
French: laitue fr (fr) f.
Georgian: სალათა ka (ka)
German: Kopfsalat de (de) m.
Greek: μαρούλι el (el) (maroúli) n.
Hebrew: חסה he (he) (hasa) f.
Hindi: लेटिष hi (hi) (lēṭiṣ), सलाद पत्ता hi (hi) (salād pattā)
Hungarian: saláta hu (hu) , fejessaláta hu (hu)
Irish: leitís ga (ga) f.
Italian: lattuga it (it) f.
Japanese: レタス ja (ja) (retasu)
Korean: 상치 ko (ko) (sangchi)
Latin: lactuca la (la) f.
Latvian: salãti lv (lv)
Lithuanian: please add this translation if you can
Navajo: chʼil łigaii
Persian: کاهو fa (fa) (kāhu)
Polish: sałata pl (pl) f.
Portuguese: alface pt (pt) f.
Romanian: lăptucă ro (ro) f.
Russian: салат-латук ru (ru) (salát-latúk) m. , салат ru (ru) (salát) m.
Spanish: lechuga es (es) f.
Swedish: sallat sv (sv) c.
Taos : lecùgo’óne
Thai: ผักสลัด th (th) (pàk sàlàt), ผักกาดหอม th (th) (pàk gàat hŏm)
Turkish: marul tr (tr)
Vietnamese: rau diếp vi (vi)
the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish
Czech: hlávkový salát cs (cs) m.
Dutch: slaatje nl (nl) n. , salade nl (nl)
Esperanto: laktuko eo (eo)
Finnish: salaatinlehti fi (fi)
French: salade fr (fr) f.
Greek: μαρούλι el (el) (maroúli) n.
Hebrew: חסה he (he) (hasa) f.
Hungarian: saláta hu (hu)
Ido : latugo io (io)
Japanese: レタス ja (ja) (retasu)
Latin: lactuca la (la) f.
Maltese: ħassa mt (mt) f.
Persian: کاهو fa (fa) (kāhu)
Polish: sałata pl (pl) f.
Russian: салат ru (ru) (salát) m.
Spanish: lechuga es (es) f.
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Arabic : خس (xass)
Chinese : 萵苣 (wōjù)
Croatian : salata hr (hr) f.
German : Salat m. , Kopfsalat m.
Italian : lattuga it (it) f. , insalata it (it) f.
Korean : 상치 (sangchi)
Kurdish : کاهو ku (ku)
Maltese : ħassa f.
Portuguese : alface f.
Swedish : sallat
Thai : ผักกาด (pàk gàat)
Derived terms [ ]
lettuce leaf
lettuce opium
sea lettuce
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