Phrase guide

iceberg lettuce

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: crisphead

2

noun

Meaning 2

lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • iceberg is still the most popular lettuce

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: crisphead lettuce, iceberg

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lettuce

History

Etymology

Apparently originally a trade name.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: а́йсберг (ájsberg) — vegetable
  • Chinese Mandarin: 卷心萵苣 /卷心莴苣 (juǎnxīn wōjù) — vegetable
  • Dutch: ijsbergsla — vegetable
  • Esperanto: glacilaktuko — vegetable
  • Finnish: jäävuorisalaatti — vegetable
  • French: laitue iceberg — vegetable
  • German: Eisbergsalat — vegetable
  • Hungarian: jégsaláta — vegetable
  • Indonesian: selada bokor — vegetable
  • Italian: lattuga iceberg — vegetable
  • Korean: 양상추 (yangsangchu) — vegetable
  • Polish: sałata lodowa — vegetable
  • Portuguese: alface americana — vegetable
  • Spanish: lechuga iceberg — vegetable
  • Swedish: isbergssallad — vegetable
  • Turkish: göbek marul — vegetable
  • Yiddish: אײַזבאַרג־שאַלאַטן (ayzbarg-shalatn) — vegetable