romaine
/ɹoʊˈmeɪn/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”).
Countable; Uncountable
name
A surname from French.
name
A female given name from French.
Example Sentences
- "In February, I’d made and frozen a pork ragout. With penne pasta and a Romaine salad with vinaigrette, it would be perfect. […] Finally, I located the penne, washed and dried the Romaine leaves, and whisked together a Dijon vinaigrette."
- "Serve shrimp with sauce on a bed of Romaine leaves, if desired."
- "Tear the Romaine leaves into irregular bite-sized pieces. (If using store-bought Romaine, remove the tough, watery rib in each leaf.)"
- "Drizzle a little of the salad dressing over the Cos or Romaine leaves around the 4 serving bowls."
- "A garlicky Caesar is a nice starter with whole Romaine leaves and crispy sourdough croutons, but most can’t resist the creamy, but very rich, signature lobster soup."
- "Toss the Romaine leaves with dressing."
Etymology
Ellipsis of romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
- Root: laitue romaine, romaine