arugula

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English

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An arugula plant

Etymology

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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.

Pronunciation

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  • (General American) enPR: əʹro͞ogələ, IPA(key): /əˈɹuɡələ/
  • (General American, less common) enPR: əʹro͝ogələ IPA(key): /əˈɹʊɡələ/
  • enPR: əʹro͝ogələ, IPA(key): /əˈɹʊɡələ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧ru‧gu‧la

Noun

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arugula (countable and uncountable, plural arugulas)

  1. One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor:
    1. Eruca sativa, sometimes Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
    2. Eruca vesicaria
    3. Diplotaxis tenuifolia

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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From English arugula, probably from Italian rucola.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /abonəmɛn/
  • Hyphenation: aru‧gu‧la

Noun

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arugula (first-person possessive arugulaku, second-person possessive arugulamu, third-person possessive arugulanya)

  1. (cooking) arugula

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