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Catalan
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Feminine form of ruc
Noun
ruca f (plural ruques)
- female equivalent of ruc
- rude woman
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Latin eruca (“a type of cabbage”). Doublet of eruga.
Noun
ruca f (plural ruques)
- rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US)
- annual wall-rocket (Diplotaxis muralis)
- Synonym: ravenissa mural
- (usually in the plural) a hair on the back of the neck
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Italian
Etymology
From Latin ērūca, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Doublet of eruca.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.ka/
- Rhymes: -uka
- Hyphenation: rù‧ca
Noun
ruca f (plural ruche)
- (archaic, botany) arugula, rocket
Derived terms
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Old Irish
Pronunciation
Verb
·ruca
- third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive prototonic perfective of beirid
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation
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| Radical |
Lenition |
Nasalization
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·ruca
also ·rruca
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·ruca
pronounced with /-r(ʲ)-/
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unchanged
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Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.
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Spanish
Etymology 1
Noun
ruca f (plural rucas)
- female equivalent of ruco
Adjective
ruca
- feminine singular of ruco
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Mapudungun ruka (“house”).
Noun
ruca f (plural rucas)
- (Chile) traditional Indian hut
- Synonyms: choza, rancha, rancho, tapera
- (Chile, derogatory) hut, hovel (housing made of poor construction)
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