roquette

Meanings

Plural: roquettes

Noun

erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.

Origin / Etymology

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

Synonyms

arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket, rocket salad

Scrabble Score: 17

roquette is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
roquette is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
roquette is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 18

roquette is a valid Words With Friends word