alface

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sumerian 𒄭𒊬bor.?
    Akkadian ḫassūder.
    Arabic خَسّ (ḵass)bor.
    Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça
    Portuguese alface

    Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça, from Arabic الْخَسّ (al-ḵass). First attested in c. 16th century.[1]

    Cognate with Maltese ħass.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfa.si/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.si]
      • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /awˈfa.se/ [aʊ̯ˈfa.se]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /alˈfa.sɨ/ [aɫˈfa.sɨ]

    • Audio (Portugal):(file)
    • Rhymes: -asi, -asɨ
    • Hyphenation: al‧fa‧ce

    Noun

    alface f or (nonstandard) m (plural alfaces)

    1. lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
      Synonyms: leituga, salada
    2. (by extension) any plant in the genus Lactuca

    Quotations

    For quotations using this term, see Citations:alface.

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ José Pedro Machado (1995) “Alface”, in Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa: com a mais antiga documentação escrita e conhecida de muitos dos vocábulos estudados (in Portuguese), 7 edition, volume I, Lisboa: Livros Horizonte, →ISBN, page 189

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