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Romaine

//ɹoʊˈmeɪn// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname from French.
  2. 2
    A female given name from French.
  3. 3
    A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.
Noun
  1. 1
    Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
  2. 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. 3
    lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head wordnet
  4. 4
    Ellipsis of crepe romaine (“a type of semi-sheer fabric”). abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

Ellipsis of romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French Romaine.

Etymology 3

Ellipsis of Romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.

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