lechezinos

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin lacticīnium (“milk food, dairy product”). Compare lechuga, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /let͡ʃeˈd͡zinos/

Noun

lechezinos m (plural only)

1. (hapax) salad greens, edible herbs
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 15v:

     Cõbran la carne ala noch. ⁊ nolo comades cocho. en agua ni crudo. Mas aſſado en fuego. E cõ pã ſancẽno. e cõ lechezinos agros le combran.

     They shall eat the meat that night, and eat it not cooked in water nor raw, but roasted over fire, and with unleavened bread and bitter salad greens they shall eat it.

Related terms

• lechuga