rúcula
Portuguese, noun/ˈʁu.ku.lɐ/
rúcula is spelled R-Ú-C-U-L-A (6 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese, the 62,059th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rúcula is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “arugula; rocket (edible Mediterranean herb of the mustard family)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “erva da espécie Eruca sativa usada na alimentação humana”.
What does rúcula mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininearugula; rocket (edible Mediterranean herb of the mustard family)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. erva da espécie Eruca sativa usada na alimentação humana
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of rúcula
- rúculas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rúcula?
- Brazil /ˈʁu.ku.lɐ/
- Brazil [ˈhu.ku.lɐ]
- /ˈʁu.ku.lɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rúcula
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rúcula in Portuguese?
rúcula appears about once in every 4 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).