Meaning
lettuce
- a leafy green vegetable used especially in salads
In a sentence
Compro sempre della lattuga fresca al mercato.
I always buy fresh lettuce at the market.
Vuoi della lattuga nel panino?
Do you want some lettuce in your sandwich?
Non c'è più lattuga nel frigorifero.
There is no more lettuce in the fridge.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| lattuga | feminine · singular |
| lattughe | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Plural is 'lattughe' (adds an 'h' to keep the hard 'g' sound).
- Often interchangeable with 'insalata' in everyday speech when referring to the plant.