roquette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates.

Noun

roquette (usually uncountable, plural roquettes)

1. A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.

   Synonyms: arugula, rocket

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɔ.kɛt/

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Etymology 1

Inherited from Middle French roquette, borrowed from Italian rocchetta, from a diminutive form of rocca, from Lombardic rocko, rukka, from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.

Noun

roquette f (plural roquettes)

1. rocket (weapon)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin erūca.

Noun

roquette f (plural roquettes)

1. rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US) (plant)

Derived terms

• lance-roquette

Descendants

• Turkish: roket

Further reading

• “roquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.