arugula
a·ru·gu·la/əˈɹuɡələ/noun
arugula is spelled A-R-U-G-U-L-A: 7 letters and 4 syllables (a·ru·gu·la). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arugula means “Eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arugula is arugulas.
How many letters and syllables are in arugula?
| Letters | 7: A-R-U-G-U-L-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: a·ru·gu·la |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is arugula?
Arugula appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce arugula?
- US /əˈɹuɡələ/
- US /əˈɹʊɡələ/
- /əˈɹʊɡələ/
Arugula has 4 syllables, split a·ru·gu·la in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-arugula.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of arugula
- arugulas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arugula mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)
- 2
Diplotaxis tenuifolia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arugula in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense herb:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | roquette |
| German | Rauke, Rucola |
| Portuguese | rúcula |
| Spanish | rúcula, oruga, roqueta, jaramago, ruca |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does arugula come from?
Probably from a Southern Italian dialect word equivalent to Standard Italian rucola, whence also, since c. 1967, English rucola. Also cognate to rocket (“plant”), eruca, roquette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).