alface

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (feminine, masculine, nonstandard) lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
2. (broadly, feminine, masculine, nonstandard) any plant in the genus Lactuca

Vertalings

lettuce

laitue

lattuga

Kopfsalat

lechuga

sla

enciam

μαρούλι

Salat

salade

lactuca

خس

kropsla

latuw

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/awˈfa.si/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geleen van Arabies: خس

Verwante met Maltees: ħass

In summary

Etymology tree
Sumerian 𒄭𒊬bor.?
Akkadian ḫassūder.
Arabic خَسّ (ḵass)bor.
Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça
Portuguese alface
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça, from Arabic الْخَسّ (al-ḵass). First attested in c. 16th century.
Cognate with Maltese ħass.