Galician

Noun

leituga f ‎(plural leitugas)

1. lettuce

Portuguese

leitugas (Hypochaeris radicata)

Etymology

From Latin lactuca ‎(“lettuce, wolf's milk”), from lac ‎(“milk”).

Cognate with Galician leituga, Spanish lechuga, Catalan lletuga, French laitue, Italian lattuga and Romanian lăptucă.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐj.ˈtu.ɣɐ/, /lej.ˈtu.ɣɐ/
• Hyphenation: lei‧tu‧ga

Noun

leituga f (plural leitugas)

1. cat's ear (Hypochaeris radicata); smooth cat's ear (Hypochaeris glabra)
2. hare lettuce (Sonchus fruticosus and Sonchus pinnatus)
3. prickly lettuce (Lactuca serriola)
4. European umbrella milkwort (Tolpis barbata)

Related terms

• leite

See also

• alface ‎(“lettuce”)