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roquette

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates.

Noun

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roquette (usually uncountable, plural roquettes)

  1. A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
    Synonyms: arugula, rocket

French

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁɔ.kɛt/
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Etymology 1

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Inherited from Middle French roquette, borrowed from Italian rocchetta, from a diminutive form of rocca, from Lombardic rocko, rukka, from Proto-Germanic *rukkô.

Noun

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roquette f (plural roquettes)

  1. rocket (weapon)

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Italian ruchetta, diminutive of ruca, from Latin erūca.

Noun

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roquette f (plural roquettes)

  1. rocket (UK, Australia, NZ); arugula (US) (plant)
Derived terms
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Descendants
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  • Turkish: roket

Further reading

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