roquette

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates. === Noun === roquette (usually uncountable, plural roquettes) A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads. Synonyms: arugula, rocket == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʁɔ.kɛt/ === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Middle French roquette, borrowed from Italian rocchetta, from a diminutive form of rocca, from Lombardic rocko, rukka, from Proto-Germanic *rukkô. ==== Noun ==== roquette f (plural roquettes) rocket (weapon) === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin erūca. ==== Noun ==== roquette f (plural roquettes) rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US) (plant) ===== Derived terms ===== lance-roquette ===== Descendants ===== Turkish: roket === Further reading === “roquette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012