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lettuce

/ˈlɛt.ɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.56 in modern English

Syllables
let-tuce
IPA
/ˈlɛt.ɪs/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.

Uncountable

noun

United States paper currency; dollars.

American usage; Slang; Uncountable

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Marijuana.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Long, curly hair, as worn by followers of bro culture.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

From 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. (money): Likely from the green color of US banknotes.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: letuse, laitue, lactūca, lēactric

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈlɛt.ɪs/
  • British English: /ˈlɛt.ɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

lettuces (plural)

Derived Forms

celtuce lettuceless lettucelike lettucey shredduce

Phrases

asparagus lettuce Bibb lettuce Boston lettuce butterhead lettuce cabbage lettuce celery lettuce chalk lettuce Chinese lettuce

Frequently Paired Words

cabbage

Synonyms

sleepwort cabbage greenbacks boodle bread clams dinero dough gelt kale lolly lucre

Homonyms

Lettice

Rhymes With

pettus

Questions

How do you pronounce lettuce?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɛt.ɪs/.
What does lettuce mean?
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
Where does lettuce come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce lettuce

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