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eruga

Portuguese, noun/eˈɾu.ɡɐ/

eruga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “synonym of eruca (“caterpillar, arugula”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does eruga mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    feminineraresynonym of eruca (“caterpillar, arugula”)

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of eruga

  • erugas plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce eruga?

  • Brazil /eˈɾu.ɡɐ/
  • Portugal /iˈɾu.ɡɐ/
  • Portugal [iˈɾu.ɣɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.