laver

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (countable, uncountable) A red alga/seaweed, Porphyra umbilicalis (syn. Porphyra laciniata), eaten as a vegetable.
2. (countable, uncountable) Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially
3. (countable, uncountable) Other seaweeds similar in appearance or use, especially:

Synoniemen

sea lettuce

red laver

dulse

red algae

Kim

weed

dried seaweed

seaweed

cistern

Vertalingen

enciam de mar

Seegras

Meerlattich

Purpurtang

algue séchée

ulve

Ulve

ulves

Alface-do-mar

büyük el leğeni

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈlɑːvə/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: laver

Overgenomen van Oudengels: læfer

In summary

From Middle English laver, lavre, lever, levre, laber (“a kind of water plant”), from Old English læfer, leber (“a rush (plant)”), a borrowing from Latin laver (“water plant”).