lettuce
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or…An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
» Tom is the one who grew this lettuce.
Це Том виростив цей салат.
Це Том виростив цей салат-латук.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
Gartensalat, Salat, Lattich
сала́т-лату́кsalát-latúk, сала́тsalát, лату́кlatúk
сала́тsalát, сала́т-лату́кsalát-latúk
leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
(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.
Salat
сала́тsalát
(US, slang, uncountable)United States paper currency; dollars.
Twenty dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!
капу́стаkapústa
(countable, uncountable)A strong yellow-green color, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).
(slang, uncountable)Marijuana.
(slang, uncountable)Long, curly hair, as worn by followers of bro culture.
Examples
97 sentencesTom is the one who grew this lettuce.
Це Том виростив цей салат. — deniko
Tom grows tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuce.
ruТом выращивает помидоры, огурцы и салат. — odexed
I still haven't planted any lettuce.
ruЯ до сих пор не посадил салат. — Balamax
Tom forgot to wash the lettuce.
I'm the one who grew this lettuce.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English letuse, of uncertain precise origin, probably from the plural form OldFrom Middle English letuse, of uncertain precise origin, probably from the plural form Old French laitues, derived from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Replaced Old English lēahtric.
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Forms
plural: lettucesSynonyms
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35 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable