romaine

See also: Romaine

English

Romaine lettuce

Alternative forms

• Romaine

Etymology

Clipping of romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪn

Noun

romaine (countable and uncountable, plural romaines)

1. Clipping of romaine lettuce, a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head.

Anagrams

• moanier, moraine

French

Etymology

Feminine of romain ("Roman") from Latin romanus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.mɛn/

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Adjective

romaine

1. feminine singular of romain

Noun

romaine f (plural romaines)

1. (Louisiana) a dress
2. romaine, romaine lettuce

   Synonym: laitue romaine

Descendants

• → English: romaine
• → Spanish: romana

Further reading

• “romaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• moraine