salată
/saˈla.tə/
The English word 'lettuce' can be translated into Romanian as salată or lăptucă.
Meaning: the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable or dish (noun)
Ways to say it
| Romanian | IPA | Note |
|---|---|---|
| salată | /saˈla.tə/ | |
| lăptucă | /ləpˈtukə/ | feminine |
The term salată is used to refer to the vegetable itself, but it also refers to the dish known as 'salad'.
Which one should you use?
salată is the common way to refer to both the vegetable and the prepared dish 'salad'.
How does it change in a sentence?
lăptucă is a feminine noun. The plural form of salată is salate.
How do you pronounce it?
/saˈla.tə/. The word has three syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.
Did you know?
- The word lăptucă sounds very similar to the Romanian word for 'milk', lapte, which reflects the Latin root for 'milky' used to describe the plant's sap.
- The Romanian word salată is derived from the Latin word for 'salted', as early versions of the dish were primarily seasoned with salt and brine.
- Romanian shares the word salată with Aromanian, a separate Eastern Romance language spoken in the Balkans.
Examples in context
- La acest stand se poate cumpăra salată proaspătă.At this stand, one can buy fresh lettuce.This sentence is useful for describing where to buy fresh salată.Tatoeba #13859586 by Ioan_Cristian, translation #13859581 by Ioan_Cristian
- Vă rog să aduceți o salată verde la cină.Please bring a lettuce salad to dinner.
- Această salată este foarte verde și proaspătă.This lettuce is very green and fresh.
Example conversation
Andreea and Alexandru are preparing dinner in the kitchen.
- AndreeaAlexandru, mai avem salată în frigider?Alexandru, do we have any more lettuce in the fridge?
- AlexandruNu cred, s-a terminat ieri.I don't think so, it finished yesterday.
- AndreeaAtunci voi cumpăra o salată nouă.Then I will buy a new lettuce.
- AlexandruIa și niște roșii, te rog.Get some tomatoes too, please.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “lettuce” translations and entries salată, lăptucă, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries lăptucă, salată, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
