No. 8,645 in Catalan

enciam

Lettuce.

In a sentence

M'agrada menjar enciam fresc a l'ensalada.
I like to eat fresh lettuce in the salad.
Here, 'enciam' refers to the plant used as food, typically a leafy vegetable.
L'enciam que vaig comprar està molt fresc.
The lettuce I bought is very fresh.
In this sentence, 'enciam' denotes the produce item purchased and describes its quality.
Podem afegir enciam al menú per donar-li un toc de frescor.
We can add lettuce to the menu to give it a touch of freshness.
In this context, 'enciam' is used as a suggestion for an ingredient in a dish and highlights its characteristic freshness.

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