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alface.

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/awˈfa.si/Brazil[aʊ̯ˈfa.si]Brazil/alˈfa.sɨ/Portugal[aɫˈfa.sɨ]Portugal

  1. lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

    feminine · masculine · nonstandard

  2. any plant in the genus Lactuca

    broadly · feminine · masculine · nonstandard
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Sumerian 𒄭𒊬bor.? Akkadian ḫassūder. Arabic الْخَسّ (al-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 Galician alfaza and Maltese ħass.

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