Definition
A type of lettuce with an edible thick stalk rather than leaves, also called stem lettuce or asparagus lettuce.
Etymology
From celery + lettuce, blending these two plant names. Created in the 20th century as a descriptive name for this hybrid-like cultivar that combines traits of both vegetables.
Kelly Says
Celtuce is actually just a regular lettuce variety that someone decided to breed for stalk instead of leaves—it's proof that humans can reshape plants to serve our needs, and it's been a staple in Asian cuisine for centuries even though most English speakers have never heard of it.
Translations
BNবাংলা
সেল্টুস
sel-too-s
CACatalà
celtuce
sel-too-seh
CSČeština
celtuce
sel-too-seh
DADansk
celtuce
sel-too-seh
DEDeutsch
Celtuce
sel-too-seh
ELΕλληνικά
σελτούς
se-loo-s
ESEspañol
celtuce
sel-too-seh
FISuomi
celtuce
sel-too-seh
FRFrançais
celtuce
sel-tooss
HIहिन्दी
सेल्ट्यूस
sel-tyoo-s
HUMagyar
celtuce
sel-too-seh
IDBahasa Indonesia
celtuce
sel-too-seh
ITItaliano
celtuce
sel-too-seh
MRMR
सेल्ट्यूस
sel-tyoo-s
MSBahasa Melayu
celtuce
sel-too-seh
MYမြန်မာ
ဆယ်လူးစ
sae-loo-s
NLNederlands
celtuce
sel-too-seh
NONorsk
celtuce
sel-too-seh
PAPA
ਕੈਲਟਿਊਸ
kael-tee-oos
PLPolski
celtuce
sel-too-seh
PTPortuguês
celtuce
sel-too-seh
RORomână
celtuce
sel-too-seh
RUРусский
цельтус
ts-el-toos
SVSvenska
celtuce
sel-too-seh
SWKiswahili
celtuce
sel-too-seh
TAதமிழ்
செல்ட்யூஸ்
sel-t-yoos
TEతెలుగు
సెల్టూస్
sel-too-s
TRTürkçe
celtuce
sel-tooss
UKУкраїнська
цельтус
ts-el-toos
VITiếng Việt
celtuce
sel-too-seh