leti
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Lettuce in Haitian Creole is leti. A salad is salad, so a lettuce salad is salad leti.
At the market, ask for yon tèt leti, "a head of lettuce".
Meaning: the salad leaf (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
Leti sounds like "lay-TEE".
Did you know?
- Tèt means "head", and it is used for lettuce and cabbage just as in English.
Examples in context
- Achte yon tèt leti pou mwen.Buy a head of lettuce for me.
- Mwen renmen salad leti ak tomat.I like lettuce and tomato salad.
Example conversation
Rose-Marie shops at the market in Pétion-Ville with her daughter Esther.
- Rose-MarieKonbyen pou leti a?How much is the lettuce?
- EstherManman, pran de tèt.Mom, take two heads.
- Rose-MarieDakò.Okay.
