rúcula

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ku.lɐ/ [ˈhu.ku.lɐ]

• (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]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁu.ku.lɐ/

• Hyphenation: rú‧cu‧la

Noun

rúcula f (plural rúculas)

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

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

• oruga (plant)

Further reading

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