alface

Senso (Inglese)

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

Concetti

lattuga

insalata

lattughe

gallinella commune

valerianella

cappuccina

lattughella

Traduzioni

lettuce

laitue

Kopfsalat

lechuga

sla

enciam

μαρούλι

Salat

salade

خس

lactuca

latuw

kropsla

salade

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/awˈfa.si/

Etimologia (Inglese)

Preso in prestito da arabo: خس

Affine maltese: 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.