ruca

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Feminine form of ruc

Noun

ruca f (plural ruques)

  1. feminine equivalent of ruc
  2. rude woman

Etymology 2

From Latin eruca (“a type of cabbage”).

Noun

ruca f (plural ruques)

  1. rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US)
  2. (usually in the plural) A hair on the back of the neck.

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ērūca.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.ka/, [ˈr̺uːkä]
  • Rhymes: -uka
  • Stress: rùca
  • Hyphenation: ru‧ca

Noun

ruca f (plural ruche)

  1. (archaic, botany) arugula, rocket

Derived terms

Old Irish

Alternative forms

  • ·rucca

Verb

·ruca

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

Spanish

Etymology 1

Adjective

ruca

  1. Feminine singular of adjective ruco.

Noun

ruca f (plural rucas)

  1. feminine equivalent of ruco

Etymology 2

From Mapudungun ruka (“house”)

Noun

ruca f (plural rucas)

  1. (Chile) traditional Indian hut
  2. (Chile, pejorative) hut, hovel (housing made of poor construction)
Synonyms
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