Meaning of romaine | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Ellipsis of romaine lettuce (“a type of lettuce having long crisp leaves forming a slender head”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
2. A surname from French.
3. Alternative letter-case form of romaine.
   alt-of, countable, uncountable
4. Ellipsis of crepe romaine (“a type of semi-sheer fabric”).
   abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
5. A female given name from French.
6. A suburb of Burnie City Council, north western Tasmania, Australia.

Equivalents

Examples

“In February, I’d made and frozen a pork ragout. With penne pasta and a Romaine salad with vinaigrette, it would be perfect. […] Finally, I located the penne, washed and dried the Romaine leaves, and whisked together a Dijon vinaigrette.”

“Serve⟳ shrimp with sauce on a bed of Romaine leaves, if desired.”

“Tear⟳ the Romaine leaves into irregular bite-sized pieces. (If using store-bought Romaine, remove⟳ the tough, watery rib in each leaf.)”

“Drizzle a little of the salad dressing over the Cos or Romaine leaves around the 4 serving bowls.”

“A garlicky Caesar is a nice starter with whole Romaine leaves and crispy sourdough croutons, but most can’t resist⟳ the creamy, but very rich, signature lobster soup.”

“Toss the Romaine leaves with dressing.”

“When the seedlings begin⟳ to crowd one another, thin to four inches apart for smaller-leaf lettuces and up to twelve inches apart for larger varieties and head lettuces such as robust Romaines, which prefer⟳ wider spacing.”

“I like⟳ to have⟳ watercress to soften into the roast gravy, and crisp baby gem or Romaine leaves to catch⟳ and contrast with the gravy.”

“She starts tearing the Romaine leaves into bite-size pieces and adding them to the bowl.”

“[…] served with a side salad of 1 cup chopped Romaine, 5 halved cherry tomatoes, 1 Tbsp. chopped green onions, with olive oil and vinegar dressing”

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