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arugula

Pronunciation: /əˈruːgjʊlə/

(also rucola, rugola)
Definition of arugula

noun

[mass noun] North American
  • the rocket plant, used in cookery.

Origin:

1970s: from Italian dialect, ultimately a diminutive of Latin eruca 'down-stemmed plant'

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