arugula

a ru gu la |əˈro͞ogələ æˈruːɡjʊlə |(also rucola, rugola ) ▶noun the rocket plant, used in cooking. ORIGIN 1970s: from Italian dialect, ultimately a diminutive of Latin eruca, ‘downy-stemmed plant. ’

arugula

arugula |əˈruːgjʊlə |(also rucola, rugola ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] N. Amer. the rocket plant, used in cookery. ORIGIN 1970s: from Italian dialect, ultimately a diminutive of Latin eruca ‘down-stemmed plant ’.