leituga

Etymology

From Latin lactūca.

Noun

leituga f (plural leitugas)

1. lettuce

Etymology

From Old Portuguese, from Latin lactūca (“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)