iceberg lettuce

English

iceberg lettuce

Etymology

Apparently originally a trade name.

Pronunciation

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Noun

iceberg lettuce (countable and uncountable, plural iceberg lettuces)

1. A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.

   Synonym: crisphead lettuce

   • 1895, American Gardening‎^[1], volume 16, page 237:

     I wonder how many of the readers of AMERICAN GARDENING have tried the Iceberg lettuce.

Descendants

• → Dutch: ijsbergsla (calque)
• → Finnish: jäävuorisalaatti (calque)
• → German: Eisbergsalat (calque)
• → Hungarian: jégsaláta (partial calque)
• → Spanish: lechuga iceberg (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) f
• Portuguese: alface americana f
• Russian: please add this translation if you can
• Spanish: lechuga iceberg f
• Swedish: isbergssallad c
• Turkish: göbek marul
• Yiddish: אײַזבאַרג־שאַלאַטן (ayzbarg-shalatn)

References

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