arugula

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/əˈruːɡjʊlə/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə ro̅o̅′gə lə)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
a•ru•gu•la  (ə ro̅o̅′gə lə),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biology, Fooda Mediterranean plant, Eruca vesicaria sativa, of the mustard family, having pungent leaves used in salads. Also called rocket, roquette. 
  • Latin -ula -ule; compare rocket2
  • Latin ērūca name for Eruca sativa (compare Italian ruca), with diminutive suffix -ola
  • an Upper Italian dialect, dialectal form, akin to Lombard arigola, Venetian rucola
  • apparently 1965–70

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
arugula / əˈruːɡjʊlə/, arugola / əˈruːɡələ/
  1. another name for rocket22
Etymology: 20th Century: from N Italian dialect
'arugula' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
rocket - roquette - rugula

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