lettuce
let‧tuce /ˈletəs, ˈletɪs/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: laitues, plural of laitue, from Latin lactuca, from lac 'milk'; because of its milky juice]
a round vegetable with thin green leaves eaten raw in ↑salads
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COLLOCATIONS
 adjectives
▪ crisp/crunchy a salad made with crisp lettuce
▪ limp/wilted (=lettuce that is not fresh and crisp) The lettuce was all wilted. | There was nothing in the fridge except a rather limp lettuce.
▪ shredded lettuce (=torn or cut into small pieces) Serve the trout on a bed of shredded lettuce.
lettuce + NOUN
▪ a lettuce leaf Tear the lettuce leaves into small pieces.
phrases
▪ a head of lettuce (=a complete lettuce) You'll need a head of lettuce for this salad recipe.
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lettuce
Lettuce is a leafy vegetable that is good in salads.| ◎ | ['letis] | | ※ | danh từ | | | ■ | rau diếp |
| | ◎ | [lettuce] | | 〆 | saying & slang | | | ■ | money, dough, moola | | | ☆ | A billion dollars is a lot of lettuce! It's more than I need. |
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