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ruca

Pronunciation: [ˈru.kə]

“ruca” is a Catalan word. Its 4 meanings in English:

noun

  1. rude woman
  2. rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US)
  3. annual wall-rocket (Diplotaxis muralis)
  4. a hair on the back of the neck

In Catalan

  1. somera
  2. Herba de la família de les brassicàcies, de flors amb quatre pètals en creu blanquinoses o groguenques, de fulles amb sabor picant usades en amanides o com a condiment i de llavors que se n’obté un oli emprat en medicina popular per a la ronquera (Eruca vesicaria).
  3. Herba de la família de les brassicàcies, de fulles lobulades, flors grogues amb petits pètals ovals i grans estams (Diplotaxis muralis).

Etymology

Feminine form of ruc

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