arugula
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arugula
- /əˈɹuɡələ/ US
- /əˈɹʊɡələ/ US, uncommon
- /əˈɹʊɡələ/
Where it comes from
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.
noun arugulas
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Eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)
Similar: garden rocket, rocket, eruca, rocketsalad, salad rocket, rucola, rucoli, rugula, colewort, roquette
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Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Similar: perennial wall-rocket
Similar: rugola, rugula, garden rocket, rocket
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: rugola, rugula, garden rocket, rocket
Translations
Talk about this word "arugula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/arugula. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. arugula. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/arugula "arugula." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/arugula.Cite this
@misc{arugula_2026,
title = {arugula},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arugula},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
