alface

Portuguese

alface (Lactuca sativa)

Etymology

From Arabic اَلْخَسَّة‎ (al-ḵassa, “head of lettuce”). Cognate with Maltese ħassa.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.si/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.si]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈfa.se/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.se]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈfa.s(ɨ)/ [aɫˈfa.s(ɨ)]

Hyphenation: al‧fa‧ce

Noun

alface f or (nonstandard) m (plural alfaces)

lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
Synonym: salada

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:alface.

Derived terms

alfaçal
alfacinha

Further reading

alface on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt

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