arugula
noun /əˈruːɡjʊlə/
/əˈruːɡələ/
(North American English) (British English rocket)
[uncountable]- a plant with long green leaves that have a strong taste and are eaten raw in salads
enlarge imageWord Origin1970s: from Italian dialect, ultimately a diminutive of Latin eruca ‘down-stemmed plant’.
