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mâche

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Valerianella locusta, a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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History

Etymology

Borrowed from French mâche.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Basque: ardi-mihi — Valerianella locusta
  • Catalan: herba dels canonges — Valerianella locusta
  • Czech: polníček — Valerianella locusta
  • Danish: tandfri vårsalat — Valerianella locusta
  • Dutch: veldsla — Valerianella locusta
  • French: mâche — Valerianella locusta
  • French: mâche potagère — Valerianella locusta
  • French: valérianelle — Valerianella locusta
  • French: blanchette — Valerianella locusta
  • French: boursette — Valerianella locusta
  • French: clairette — Valerianella locusta
  • French: doucette — Valerianella locusta
  • French: oreillette — Valerianella locusta
  • French: rampon — Valerianella locusta
  • French: salade de blé — Valerianella locusta
  • German: Ackersalat — Valerianella locusta
  • German: Nüsslisalat — Valerianella locusta
  • German: Rapunzel — Valerianella locusta
  • German: Vogerlsalat — Valerianella locusta
  • Greek: μαρουλάκι (marouláki) — Valerianella locusta
  • Greek: σμίρνηο (smírnio) — Valerianella locusta
  • Italian: gallinella commune — Valerianella locusta
  • Italian: lattughella — Valerianella locusta
  • Italian: valerianella — Valerianella locusta
  • Japanese: コーンサラダ (kōn sarada) — Valerianella locusta
  • Japanese: マーシュ (māshu) — Valerianella locusta
  • Japanese: ノヂシャ (nojisha) — Valerianella locusta
  • Japanese: ノジシャ (nojisha) — Valerianella locusta
  • Norwegian: vårsalat — Valerianella locusta
  • Occitan: doceta — Valerianella locusta
  • Polish: roszponka warzywna — Valerianella locusta
  • Polish: roszpunka warzywna — Valerianella locusta
  • Portuguese: alface — Valerianella locusta
  • Russian: полево́й сала́т (polevój salát) — Valerianella locusta
  • Serbo-Croatian: matovilac — Valerianella locusta
  • Spanish: canónigos — Valerianella locusta
  • Spanish: lechuga de campo — Valerianella locusta
  • Swedish: vårklynne — Valerianella locusta
  • Swedish: vårsallat — Valerianella locusta
  • Turkish: kuzugevreği — Valerianella locusta
  • Ukrainian: мласкавець салатний (mlaskavecʹ salatnyj) — Valerianella locusta
  • Venetan: gałinełe — Valerianella locusta
  • Welsh: gwylaeth yr oen — Valerianella locusta