The Dutch term "sla" matches the English term "lettuce"

other dutch words that include "sla" : english :
aanslaan tax, root, alarm
aanslag moisture, touch, scale, assessment
afslaan halt, reject, rebate
afslachten slaughter, butcher
afslag auction
afslager auctioneer
alarm slaan alarm
anti-slavernijbeweging abolitionism
asla ash-tray
belastingaanslag assessment
beslaan garnish, occupy, trim, comprise
beslag dough
brilslang cobra
dichtslaan slam, bang
drasland marsh, swamp
dubbelslachtig ambiguous
Duitsland Germany
een aanslag plegen op violate
een bres slaan breach
een bres slaan in breach
een wig slaan wedge
Friesland Friesland
geslacht clan, race, generation, sex, house, tribe
geslachtelijk generative, sexual
geslachts- venereal, genital
geslachtsdaad copulation
golfslag billow
grasland meadow
grijnslachen sneer
grondslag basis
huisjesslak snail
IJsland Iceland
IJslander Icelander
IJslands Icelandic
in beslag nemen confiscate, absorb
islam Islam
islamiet Mussulman, Mohammedan, Moslem, Muslim
islamitisch Islamic
Joegoslavië Yugoslavia
Joegoslavisch Yugoslav, Yugoslavian
keislag- metalled
kropsla lettuce
kwinkslag witticism, joke
loslaten release
naaktslak slug
nageslacht progeny, posterity
neerslaan quell, suffocate
omslag lid
ontslaan dismiss, fire, discharge, sack, exempt
ontslagname abdication
ontslagneming abdication
opslaan stock
over elkaar slaan cross
polsslag pulse
Rusland Russia
slaaf slave
Slaaf Slav
slaan strike, knock, hit
slaap temple
slaapkamer bedroom, sleeping-accomodation, sleeping-place
slaaplied lullaby
slaapplaats sleeping-accomodation, sleeping-place
slaaprijtuig sleeping-car
slaapwagen sleeping-car
slaatje salad
slabbetje bib
slachten butcher, slaughter
slachterij abattoir, slaughterhouse
slachthuis slaughterhouse, abattoir
slachtmaand November
slachtoffer victim
slag sort, trap, battle, blow, scuffle
slagader artery
slagen succeed
slagzwaard sword
slak slug, snail
slaken utter
slang serpent, snake
slank slim
slapen sleep
slaperig drowsy, sleepy
Slavisch Slavic
Slavonië Slavonia
Slavonisch Slavonian
steenslag chippings, road-metal, stone-chippings
tegenstander van slavernij abolitionist
translaat translation
translateren translate
translatie translation
trommelslager drummer
verslappen relax
voorslag suggestion
Wit-Rusland Byelorussia
Zuid-Slavië Yugoslavia
Dutch as an Influencer
The English language has much to thank Dutch for. Dutch settlers came to the American colonies during the 17th century and added a few words to the vocabulary. Words like Santa Claus, waffle, blink, cookie, bazooka, gin, and iceberg wouldn’t exist without it.
Learning Dutch is Easier for English Speakers
Given the influence Dutch has had on English, it makes sense that Dutch is easier for speakers to learn. This is in part because Dutch, German, and English have similar roots. It’s between English and German. It only has two definite articles, “de” and “het” to English’s one “the” and German’s “der”, “die”, “das”. But Dutch words are more difficult to pronounce. The way words are pronounced indicates to a native speaker whether they’re talking to a second-language speaker.
Dutch is a Melting Pot of Languages
Just as English owes a lot to Dutch for contributing to its vocabulary, Dutch owes the same to other languages. It picked up words like jus d’orange (orange juice) and pantalon from French, mazzel (lucky) and tof (cool) from Hebrew and others. Dutch also incorporates texting and social media slang from English as well as street slang from places like Morocco, the Antilles, and Suriname.