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English
mâche leaves
Etymology
Borrowed from French mâche .
Noun
mâche (uncountable )
Valerianella locusta , a small dicot annual plant of the family Caprifoliaceae often cultivated as a salad green or herb.
Usage notes
Though there are native terms for this plant, the French term is often used.
(Similar to arugula versus rocket .)
Synonyms
Translations
Valerianella locusta
Basque: ardi-mihi
Catalan: herba dels canonges f
Chinese:
Mandarin: (please verify ) 萵苣纈草 / 莴苣缬草 ( gao ju xie cao ) (Taiwan), (ye ju)
Czech: polníček (cs) m
Danish: tandfri vårsalat
Dutch: veldsla (nl)
French: mâche (fr) , mâche potagère , valérianelle (fr) , blanchette (fr) , boursette (fr) , clairette (fr) , doucette (fr) , oreillette (fr) , rampon (fr) , valérianelle (fr) , salade de blé (fr)
German: Ackersalat , (please verify ) Echter Feldsalat , (please verify ) Gewöhnlicher Feldsalat , ( Switzerland ) Nüsslisalat , (please verify ) Nüsslisalat Feldsalat , Rapunzel (de) , (please verify ) Salat-Rapünzchen , (please verify ) Sonnenwirbele , ( Austria ) Vogerlsalat (de)
Greek: μαρουλάκι (el) ( marouláki ) , σμίρνηο ( smírnio )
Italian: gallinella commune , lattughella , valerianella (it)
Japanese: コーンサラダ ( kōn sarada ) , マーシュ ( māshu ) , ノヂシャ ( nojisha ) , ノジシャ ( nojisha )
Norwegian: vårsalat
Occitan: doceta f
Polish: roszponka warzywna f , roszpunka warzywna f
Portuguese: alface (pt)
Russian: полево́й сала́т m ( polevój salát )
Serbo-Croatian:
Roman: matovilac (sh)
Spanish: canónigos (es) , lechuga de campo
Swedish: vårklynne , vårsallat
Turkish: kuzugevreği
Ukrainian: мласкавець салатний m ( mlaskavecʹ salatnyj )
Venetan: gałinełe f pl
Welsh: gwylaeth yr oen m
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
Verb
mâche
inflection of mâcher :
first / third-person singular present indicative / subjunctive
second-person singular imperative
Noun
mâche leaves
mâche f (plural mâches )
a plant used in salads, Valerianella locusta , corn salad , lamb's lettuce
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