Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romaine lettuce

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables: ro-maine let-tuce
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of romaine lettuce.

Uncountable

noun

A long-leaved variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Cauliflower Salad Ingredients 1 head of Cauliflower 3 cups of shredded romaine lettuce 1 cup veganaise ½ cup unsweetened soy milk 1 tsp stevia glycerite 1 tsp Braggs Liquid Aminos 2 tbsp Vegan Bacon Bits Clean and cut Cauliflower."
"Get creative and build a pharmafood salad by using healthier greens, like romaine lettuce or spinach."
"When the burgers are ready, place them on the toasted rolls with the romaine lettuce leaves and top with the salsa."
"The chazeret and maror are bitter herbs that bring tears to the eyes to reflect the slavery in Egypt. The maror is often horseradish, while the chazeret is normally romaine lettuce."

Etymology

A partial calque of French laitue romaine (“Roman lettuce”), from its supposed association with Rome.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

Romaine (alternative)

Synonyms

cos cos lettuce romaine//Romaine romaine lactuca sativa longifolia

Questions

What does romaine lettuce mean?: Alternative letter-case form of romaine lettuce.
Where does romaine lettuce come from?: A partial calque of French laitue romaine (“Roman lettuce”), from its supposed association with Rome.

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