How to Say "Lettuce" in Italian

lattuga

/latˈtu.ɡa/feminine

The English phrase "lettuce" is translated into Italian as lattuga.

lattuga refers to the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish.

Meaning: the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish (noun)

How does it change in a sentence?

lattuga is a feminine noun.

The word has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable: /latˈtu.ɡa/.

The Latin root of lattuga is related to the word for 'milk', because some varieties of lettuce produce a milky white sap when the stem is broken.
The word insalata comes from the Latin salata, meaning 'salted', because lettuce was traditionally preserved or flavored with salt.
In many parts of Italy, you might hear people refer to lettuce as 'insalata' instead of using the specific word lattuga.

Dovrei lavare la lattuga?
Should I wash the lettuce?
Tatoeba #4265785 by Guybrush88, translation #3932276 by jm
Vorrei aver piantato più lattuga quest'anno.
I wish I'd planted more lettuce this year.
Tatoeba #4655560 by Guybrush88, translation #4063916 by CK
Le foglie di lattuga appassiscono facilmente.
Lettuce leaves wither easily.
Tatoeba #7890926 by Guybrush88, translation #7819411 by sharris123
Mi scusi, potrei avere un'insalata con lattuga?
Excuse me, may I have a salad with lettuce?
Prepariamo un'insalata verde?
Shall we prepare a green salad?
Mi piace l'insalata con la lattuga e il pomodoro
I like salad with lettuce and tomato
Hai voglia di un'insalata verde?
Do you feel like having a green salad?
Vuoi dell'insalata con lattuga?
Do you want some salad with lettuce?
Andiamo a comprare della lattuga per l'insalata
Let's go buy some lettuce for the salad
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Alessandro and Sofia are preparing lunch in their kitchen.

Sources

Wiktionary, “lettuce” translations and entries lattuga, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
Word origins: Wiktionary entries lattuga, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.

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