rúcula

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rucola.[1][2] Cognate with English arugula, and Spanish rúcula.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.ku.lɐ/ [ˈhu.ku.lɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.ku.lɐ/ [ˈχu.ku.lɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.ku.la/ [ˈhu.ku.la]

  • Rhymes: -ukulɐ
  • Hyphenation: rú‧cu‧la

Noun

rúcula f (plural rúculas)

  1. arugula; rocket (edible Mediterranean herb of the mustard family)
    Synonym: eruca

Derived terms

  • rúcula-marinha

References

  1. ^ “rúcula”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “rúcula”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian rucola. Cognate with English arugula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrukula/ [ˈru.ku.la]
  • Rhymes: -ukula
  • Syllabification: rú‧cu‧la

Noun

rúcula f (plural rúculas)

  1. arugula, rocket (in British English)

See also

Further reading

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