ruca

== Catalan == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈru.kə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈru.ka] === Etymology 1 === Feminine form of ruc ==== Noun ==== ruca f (plural ruques) female equivalent of ruc rude woman === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Latin eruca (“a type of cabbage”). Doublet of eruga. ==== Noun ==== ruca f (plural ruques) rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US) annual wall-rocket (Diplotaxis muralis) Synonym: ravenissa mural (usually in the plural) a hair on the back of the neck ==== Further reading ==== “ruca”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Italian == === Etymology === From Latin ērūca, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from *ǵʰers- (“to bristle”). Doublet of eruca. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈru.ka/ Rhymes: -uka Hyphenation: rù‧ca === Noun === ruca f (plural ruche) (archaic, botany) arugula, rocket ==== Derived terms ==== ruchetta rucola === Anagrams === cura == Old Irish == === Alternative forms === ·rucca === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈru.ɡa/ === Verb === ·ruca third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive prototonic perfective of beirid === Mutation === == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈruka/ [ˈru.ka] Rhymes: -uka Syllabification: ru‧ca === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== ruca f (plural rucas) female equivalent of ruco ==== Adjective ==== ruca feminine singular of ruco === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Mapudungun ruka (“house”). ==== Noun ==== ruca f (plural rucas) (Chile) traditional Indian hut Synonyms: choza, rancha, rancho, tapera (Chile, derogatory) hut, hovel (housing made of poor construction) === Further reading === “ruca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025