Masculine
alface
- (feminine, masculine, nonstandard) lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
- (broadly, feminine, masculine, nonstandard) any plant in the genus Lactuca
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/awˈfa.si/
Etymology
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.
laitue
lechuga
lattuga
Kopfsalat
sla
enciam
μαρούλι
خس
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