Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

arugula

/əˈɹuɡələ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: a-ru-gu-la
IPA: /əˈɹuɡələ/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

4

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

Countable; Uncountable

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.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈɹuɡələ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

arugulas (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

mesclun

Synonyms

rugola rugula garden rocket rocket eruca rocketsalad salad rocket rucola rucoli colewort roquette perennial wall-rocket

Questions

How do you pronounce arugula?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɹuɡələ/.
What does arugula mean?: A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:
Where does arugula come 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.

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