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English
Etymology
Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates.
Noun
roquette (usually uncountable, plural roquettes)
- A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
- Synonyms: arugula, rocket
French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Inherited from Middle French roquette, borrowed from Italian rocchetta, from a diminutive form of rocca, from Lombardic rocko, rukka, from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.
Noun
roquette f (plural roquettes)
- rocket (weapon)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin erūca.
Noun
roquette f (plural roquettes)
- rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US) (plant)
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