lettuce
/ˈletəs/LEH-tuhs
/ˈlɛtəs/LEH-tuhs
Meaningthe milky plant
Common meaning: a leafy salad plant (with milky sap)
- lettmilkLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 1027 · scan
- ucenoun ending, through French
Journey through time
- Latinlac, lactis‘milk’
- Middle Englishletusesource
- Englishlettuce‘a leafy salad plant (with milky sap)’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin lac ‘milk’.
Roots
- lac, lactis Latin “milk”
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