Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cos lettuce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
cos let-tuce
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.

British usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative letter-case form of cos lettuce, romaine lettuce.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

Uncertain. Variously derived from Cos, an alternative spelling of the Greek island of Kos, or from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cos lettuces (plural)

Synonyms

romaine lettuce cos romaine lactuca sativa longifolia

Questions

What does cos lettuce mean?
Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
Where does cos lettuce come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

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