cos lettuce · noun1
- Arabic · borrowed fromخس“lettuce”
- English todaycos lettuce
Uncertain. Variously derived from Cos, an alternative spelling of the Greek island of Kos, or from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).
Cos lettuce · noun2
From the supposed origin of cos lettuce with reference to the Greek island of Kos.
Words from the same roots
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