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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

RUGA

Ru "ga, n.; pl. Rugæ. Etym: [L.] (Nat. Hist. )

 

Defn: A wrinkle; a fold; as, the rugæ of the stomach.

 

RUGATE

Ru "gate, a. Etym: [L. rugatus, p.p. of rugare to wrinkle, fr. ruga a wrinkle. ]

 

Defn: Having alternate ridges and depressions; wrinkled. Dana.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

rugalach

rug a lach |ˈrəgələKH ˈrəɡələx |(also rugelach ) noun a bite-size cookie made with cream-cheese dough rolled around a filling of nuts, poppy seed paste, chocolate, or jam. ORIGIN Yiddish, literally little twists.

 

Oxford Dictionary

rugalach

rug a lach |ˈrəgələKH ˈrəɡələx |(also rugelach ) noun a bite-size cookie made with cream-cheese dough rolled around a filling of nuts, poppy seed paste, chocolate, or jam. ORIGIN Yiddish, literally little twists.