rocket
Translation
rocket, arugula
Examples
The rocket launched successfully this morning.
The rocket launched successfully this morning.
I'll have a salad with chicken and rocket.
I'll have a salad with chicken and arugula.
The car sped off like a rocket.
The car sped off like a rocket.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) rocket a spacecraft The rocket launched successfully.
((some)) rocket (arugula) a type of salad leaf I'll have a salad with chicken and arugula.
like a rocket very quickly The car sped off like a rocket.
Similar Words
Synonyms: spacecraft, missile; Antonyms: N/A. Note: The salad is called 'arugula' in the US.
Etymology
From Italian 'rocchetta' (a little distaff), due to its shape. The salad leaf is called arugula in the US, but comes from French 'roquette'.
Memory Tips
Imagine launching a rocket into space, and then having a celebratory salad with arugula (which the British call rocket).