English–Spanish

“lettuce” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/leˈtʃuɣa/

Example

Voy a comprar lechuga para la cena.

I'm going to buy lettuce for dinner.

Illustration for lechuga (lettuce)

How to say “lettuce” in Spanish

“Lettuce” in Spanish is lechuga.

One head of lettuce with compact, overlapping green leaves.

Full entry for lechuga: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with lechuga

Corté la lechuga para preparar la ensalada.

I cut the lettuce to prepare the salad.

Tips for using lechuga

  • Spanish counts lechuga as heads (una lechuga, dos lechugas) while recipes often list lechuga without an article to mean lettuce as an ingredient.

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