- lettuce let·tuce n
- ['lɛtɪs]
lattuga
English-Italian dictionary. 2013.
lettuce let·tuce n
Look at other dictionaries:
let|tuce — «LEHT ihs», noun. 1. the large, crisp, green leaves of a garden plant that are used in salad. 2. the plant itself. It belongs to the composite family. There are many types of lettuce, including loose leaved and head varieties. 3. any one of… … Useful english dictionary
let·tuce — /ˈlɛtəs/ noun, pl tuces [count, noncount] : a plant that has large leaves that are eaten especially in salads a head of lettuce iceberg/romaine lettuce I like a little lettuce and tomato on my sandwiches … Useful english dictionary
Lettuce — Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it is cut … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lettuce opium — Lettuce Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lettuce — let•tuce [[t]ˈlɛt ɪs[/t]] n. 1) pln a cultivated composite plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads 2) the leaves of this plant 3) pln any species of Lactuca[/ex] 4) Slang. paper money; cash • … From formal English to slang
lettuce — let|tuce [ letəs ] noun count or uncount * a vegetable with large thin green leaves that you eat raw in a salad … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
lettuce — let|tuce [ˈletıs] n [U and C] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: laitues, plural of laitue, from Latin lactuca, from lac milk ; because of its milky juice] a round vegetable with thin green leaves eaten raw in ↑salads … Dictionary of contemporary English
lettuce — let·tuce … English syllables
Hare's lettuce — Lettuce Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamb's lettuce — Lettuce Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sea lettuce — Lettuce Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
