B1nounfoodnature
US/ˈlet.ɪs/
UK/ˈlet.ɪs/
a plant with large green leaves that you eat raw, especially in salads and sandwiches
In context
Wash the lettuce well and tear the leaves into small pieces for the salad.
Could I have a burger with extra lettuce and no onions, please?
We grow lettuce and tomatoes in a small garden behind the house.
Words that go with lettuce
noun + preposition
- a head of lettuceBuy a head of lettuce and two tomatoes.
adjective + noun
- fresh lettuceFresh lettuce stays crisp for about a week.
- crisp lettuceThe sandwich had crisp lettuce and cheese.
noun + noun
- lettuce leafPut a lettuce leaf on the bread.
verb + noun
- wash lettuceAlways wash lettuce before you eat it.
- chop lettuceChop the lettuce finely for the tacos.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
a lot of lettucesCorrect: a lot of lettuce