Phrase guide

rocket salad

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

rocket, arugula

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a salad that uses the leaves of this plant as its main ingredient

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rocket, roquette, garden rocket, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: rucolasalaatti — salad
  • Japanese: ルッコラサラダ — salad