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arugula

Syllables: a·ru·gu·la/əˈɹʊɡələ/US/əˈɹuɡələ/

arugula noun: eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa).

arugula: eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)
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Noun

arugula (countable and uncountable, plural arugulas)

  1. Eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)
    Synonyms:
    garden rocket, rocket, eruca, rocketsalad, salad rocket, rucola, rucoli, rugula, colewort, roquette
  2. Diplotaxis tenuifolia
    Synonyms:
    perennial wall-rocket

arugula meaning in Arabic, Indonesian and Persian

arugula in Arabic

herb
جَرْجِير jarjīr

arugula in Indonesian

herb
arugula

arugula in Persian

herb
ترهتیزک, ترتیزک tare-tizak, tartizak, شاهی šâhi, کیکیز kikiz

Synonyms of arugula

2 more synonymsFewer synonyms
  • perennial wall-rocket
  • rugola

All synonyms of arugula

Forms of arugula

pluralarugulas

Origin of arugula

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.

Questions about arugula

What does arugula mean?
Arugula means eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa).
What is arugula in Arabic?
Arugula in Arabic is جَرْجِير (jarjīr). See Arugula meaning in Arabic.
What part of speech is arugula?
Arugula is a noun.
How do you pronounce arugula?
Arugula is pronounced /əˈɹuɡələ/ (US).
What is the plural of arugula?
The plural of arugula is arugulas.

Words near arugula in the dictionary

  1. Aruban
  2. Arubans
  3. Arubian
  4. Arubians
  5. arugola
  6. arugula
  7. arugulas
  8. aruhe
  9. Aruküla
  10. arum
  11. arum frog

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