iceberg lettuce

English

iceberg lettuce

Noun

iceberg lettuce (countable and uncountable, plural iceberg lettuces)

A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.
- 1895, American Gardening‎, volume 16, page 237:
  I wonder how many of the readers of AMERICAN GARDENING have tried the Iceberg lettuce.

Synonyms

(lettuce cultivar): crisphead lettuce

Descendants

→ Dutch: ijsbergsla (calque)
→ Finnish: jäävuorisalaatti (calque)
→ German: Eisbergsalat (calque)
→ Hungarian: jégsaláta (partial calque)

Translations

vegetable

Chinese:
Mandarin: 卷心萵苣／卷心莴苣 (juǎnxīn wōjù)
Dutch: ijsbergsla (nl) f
Esperanto: glacilaktuko
Finnish: jäävuorisalaatti (fi)
French: laitue iceberg f
German: Eisbergsalat (de) m
Hungarian: jégsaláta (hu)
Italian: lattuga iceberg f
Polish: sałata lodowa (pl)
Portuguese: alface americana f
Russian: please add this translation if you can
Spanish: lechuga iceberg f
Swedish: isbergssallad c

References

iceberg lettuce on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Lactuca sativa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Lactuca sativa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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