arruga

See also: arrugá

Catalan

Etymology 1

From a- +‎ ruga.

Alternative forms

• ruga

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əˈru.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aˈru.ɣa]

Noun

arruga f (plural arrugues)

1. wrinkle, crease

   Ja li han sortit arrugues a la cara. ― Wrinkles have already appeared on his/her face.

Derived terms

• arrugar

Related terms

• rua

Further reading

• “arruga” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arruga”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “arruga” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “arruga” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Etymology 2

Verb

arruga

1. inflection of arrugar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Sardinian

Alternative forms

• eruga, ruga, berruca, ferruga, orruca, verruga, rugaruga

Etymology

From Latin eruca.

Noun

arruga f (plural erugas)

1. Variant of ruga

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈruɡa/ [aˈru.ɣ̞a]
• Rhymes: -uɡa
• Syllabification: a‧rru‧ga

Etymology 1

Deverbal from arrugar.

Noun

arruga f (plural arrugas)

1. wrinkle

   Hyponym: patas de gallo

Derived terms

• antiarrugas

 

Etymology 2

Verb

arruga

1. inflection of arrugar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “arruga”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014