レタス
Meanings
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lettuce
Refers to the vegetable lettuce (Lactuca sativa). Commonly used in cooking and daily conversation.
Please put a lot of lettuce in the salad.
This lettuce is fresh and crisp.
Usage patterns
- レタスをちぎるto tear lettuce into pieces (by hand)
I tore the lettuce by hand for the salad.
- レタスで包むto wrap food in a lettuce leaf
I wrapped the grilled meat in lettuce and ate it.
- レタスがしんなりするfor lettuce to go limp/wilt
The lettuce I forgot to refrigerate went limp.