English
Etymology
Blend of celery + lettuce.
Pronunciation
- (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈsɛlt.əs/
Noun
celtuce (countable and uncountable, plural celtuces)
- A cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its stem, which measures 15 to 20 centimeters.
- Synonyms: asparagus lettuce, celery lettuce, Chinese lettuce, stem lettuce
Translations
type of lettuce
- Catalan: enciam espàrrec m
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 萵筍 / 莴笋 (zh) (wōsǔn), 萵苣 / 莴苣 (zh) (wōjù)
- Finnish: parsasalaatti
- French: laitue chinoise f
- German: Spargelsalat m
- Korean: 줄기상추 (julgisangchu)
- Romanian: salată chinezească f
- Spanish: lechuga china f
- Vietnamese: diếp ngồng, diếp thơm
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