English Explanatory Dictionary

arugula

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:
  2. Eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)
  3. Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Pronunciation

əʹro͞ogələ /əˈɹuɡələ/ /əˈɹʊɡələ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-arugula.wav

Word forms

arugula arugulas

Etymology

Probably from a Southern Italian dialect word equivalent to Standard Italian rucola, whence also, since c. 1967, English rucola. Also cognate to rocket (“plant”), eruca, roquette.

Synonyms

rugola rugula garden rocket rocket eruca rocketsalad salad rocket rucola rucoli colewort roquette perennial wall-rocket

Related words

mesclun

Translations

Arabic: جَرْجِير Arabic: جرجير Armenian: ճարճրուկ Armenian: ռուկոլա Catalan: ruca Chinese Mandarin: 芝麻菜 Czech: rukola Danish: rucola Danish: sennepskål Dutch: raketsla Dutch: rucola Finnish: rucola Finnish: sinappikaali French: roquette German: Rauke German: Rucola Greek: ρόκα Ancient Greek: εὔζωμον Hungarian: borsmustár Icelandic: klettasalat Indonesian: arugula Irish: ruachán Italian: rucola Italian: ruchetta Japanese: ロケット Japanese: ルッコラ Latin: ērūca Lithuanian: gražgarstė Macedonian: рукола Maltese: rukola Māori: raukati Occitan: roqueta Persian: ترهتیزک Persian: ترتیزک Persian: شاهی Persian: کیکیز Polish: rukola Portuguese: rúcula Romanian: rucolă Romanian: aragulă Romanian: ruchetă Russian: ру́ккола Slovene: rukola Spanish: rúcula Spanish: oruga Spanish: roqueta Spanish: jaramago Spanish: ruca Swedish: rucola Swedish: senapskål Turkish: roka Welsh: berwr Welsh: arfog Yiddish: אַרוגולע Yiddish: כמו־⁠שאַלאַטן
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