leatas

== Scottish Gaelic == === Alternative forms === leiteas, liatas === Etymology === From Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Cognate with English lettuce. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʎɛht̪əs/ === Noun === leatas m (genitive singular leatais, plural leatasan) lettuce ==== Synonyms ==== càl amh === References === “leatas” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary. Cameron, J. (1883). Lactuca sativa, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 36