arugula
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An arugula plant
English
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.
Pronunciation
- (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
arugula (countable and uncountable, plural arugulas)
- One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor:
Synonyms
- (herb): rugola, rugula, garden rocket, rocket
- (Eruca sativa): garden rocket, rocket, eruca, rocketsalad, salad rocket, rucola, rucoli, rugula, colewort, roquette
- (Diplotaxis tenuifolia): perennial wall-rocket
Translations
herb
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Indonesian
Etymology
From English arugula, probably from Italian rucola.
Pronunciation
Noun
arugula (first-person possessive arugulaku, second-person possessive arugulamu, third-person possessive arugulanya)
Further reading
- “arugula” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.