ruca

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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Feminine form of ruc

Noun

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ruca f (plural ruques)

  1. female equivalent of ruc
  2. rude woman

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Latin eruca (a type of cabbage). Doublet of eruga.

Noun

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ruca f (plural ruques)

  1. rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US)
  2. annual wall-rocket (Diplotaxis muralis)
    Synonym: ravenissa mural
  3. (usually in the plural) a hair on the back of the neck

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Italian

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Etymology

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From Latin ērūca, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰer(s)-uk-eh₂, from *ǵʰers- (to bristle). Doublet of eruca.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈru.ka/
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Hyphenation: rù‧ca

Noun

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ruca f (plural ruche)

  1. (archaic, botany) arugula, rocket

Derived terms

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Anagrams

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Old Irish

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Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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Verb

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·ruca

  1. third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive prototonic perfective of beirid

Mutation

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Old Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Nasalization
·ruca
also ·rruca
·ruca
pronounced with /-r(ʲ)-/
unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every
possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Spanish

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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ruca f (plural rucas)

  1. female equivalent of ruco

Adjective

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ruca

  1. feminine singular of ruco

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Mapudungun ruka (house).

Noun

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ruca f (plural rucas)

  1. (Chile) traditional Indian hut
    Synonyms: choza, rancha, rancho, tapera
  2. (Chile, derogatory) hut, hovel (housing made of poor construction)

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