alface

== Portuguese == === Alternative forms === alfaça, alfasse, alfassa (obsolete) === Etymology === Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese alfaça, from Arabic الْخَسّ (al-ḵass). First attested in c. 16th century. Cognate with Maltese ħass. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -asi, -asɨ Hyphenation: al‧fa‧ce === Noun === alface f or (nonstandard) m (plural alfaces) lettuce (Lactuca sativa) Synonyms: leituga, salada (by extension) any plant in the genus Lactuca ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:alface. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “alface”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “alface”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 “alface”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “alface”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN