romaine

[ roh-meyn, ruh- ]
/ roʊˈmeɪn, rə- /

noun

Also called romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, relatively loose leaves.

Origin of romaine

1905–10; < French, feminine of romain Roman

Words nearby romaine

rom. cath., rom. cath. ch., roma, romagna, romaic, romaine, romains, romaji, roman, roman alphabet, roman arch

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British Dictionary definitions for romaine

romaine
/ (rəʊˈmeɪn) /

noun

the usual US and Canadian name for cos 1

Word Origin for romaine

C20: from French, from romain Roman