ruca

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Feminine form of ruc

Noun

ruca f (plural ruques)

  1. female equivalent of ruc
  2. rude woman

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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

Further reading

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)

  1. (archaic, botany) arugula, rocket

Derived terms

Anagrams

Old Irish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈr͈uɡa/

Verb

·ruca

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

Mutation
Old Irish mutation
RadicalLenitionNasalization
·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

Noun

ruca f (plural rucas)

  1. female equivalent of ruco

Adjective

ruca

  1. feminine singular of ruco

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Mapudungun ruka (“house”).

Noun

ruca f (plural rucas)

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

Further reading
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