romaine

noun

ro·​maine rō-ˈmān 

ˈrō-ˌmān

: a lettuce that belongs to a cultivar of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia) and has long crisp leaves and columnar heads

called also cos lettuce

Examples of romaine in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Double High Protein Bowl comes with double adobo chicken, light white rice, black beans, fajita veggies, fresh tomato salsa, Monterey Jack cheese and extra romaine lettuce. —Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025

Menu items offer fresh greens options that include kale and romaine in its Kale Caesar salad. —Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. —Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025

After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died. —CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

French, from feminine of romain Roman, from Old French, from Latin Romanus

First Known Use

1907, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for romaine

• abstain
• airplane
• alkane
• arcane
• arraign
• attain
• backplane
• betaine
• biplane
• blockchain
• butane
• campaign

Kids Definition

romaine

noun

ro·​maine rō-ˈmān 

: a lettuce with a tall loose head of long crisp leaves

called also romaine lettuce