Romaine
name, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 2 Alternative letter-case form of romaine. alt-of, countable, uncountable
"In February, I’d made and frozen a pork ragout. With penne pasta and a Romaine salad with vinaigrette, it would be perfect. […] Finally, I located the penne, washed and dried the Romaine leaves, and whisked together a Dijon vinaigrette."
- 3 lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head wordnet
- 4 Ellipsis of crepe romaine (“a type of semi-sheer fabric”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
- 1 A surname from French.
- 2 A female given name from French.
- 3 A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
Example
More examples"In February, I’d made and frozen a pork ragout. With penne pasta and a Romaine salad with vinaigrette, it would be perfect. […] Finally, I located the penne, washed and dried the Romaine leaves, and whisked together a Dijon vinaigrette."
Etymology
Ellipsis of romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.
Borrowed from French Romaine.
Ellipsis of Romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.
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