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See also: Romaine
English
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Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from French romaine, the feminine of romain (“Roman”), from Latin Rōmānus. The romaine lettuce might have entered Europe from the Middle East via Rome.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -eɪn
Noun
[edit]romaine (countable and uncountable, plural romaines)
- Lactuca sativa var. longifolia, a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head.
- Synonyms: Romaine lettuce, cos lettuce, cos
Translations
[edit]type of lettuce — see Romaine lettuce
Anagrams
[edit]French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Feminine of romain ("Roman") from Latin romanus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]romaine
Noun
[edit]romaine f (plural romaines)
- (Louisiana) a dress
- Romaine lettuce
- Synonym: laitue romaine
Descendants
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “romaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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