lettuce

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlɛtɪs/

Noun

lettuce

1. An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.
2. (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.

3. (uncountable, US, slang) United States paper currency; dollars.

   Twelve dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!

4. A strong yellow-green colour, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).

    

Synonyms

• (US paper currency) cabbage, greenbacks, sleepwort

Translations

• French: laitue
• German: Gartensalat (cultivated lettuce), Lattich (wild lettuce), Salat (cultivated lettuce)
• Italian: lattuga
• Portuguese: alface
• Russian: сала́т-лату́к
• Spanish: lechuga

Translations

• French: salade
• German: Salat
• Portuguese: alface
• Russian: сала́т
• Spanish: lechuga

Translations

• French: oseille
• Portuguese: verdinhas

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