beetroot
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beetroot
- /ˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ/ Multicultural London English
- /ˈbiːt.ɹuːt/ UK
- /ˈbit.ɹut/ US
- /ˈbiː.tɹʉːt/ Australia
- [ˈbiː.t͡ʃɹʉːt] Australia
Where it comes from
From beet + root.
noun beetroots · beet root · beet-root
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A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
Similar: beet, red beet, table beet
- The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.
verb beetroots · beetrooting · beetrooted · beet root · beet-root
- To turn a bright red or purple color. He straightened up as a spring, beetrooted to the root of his pale hair, and answered wildly, "Ki-Ki-Kan!" I backed prudently towards the door, still keeping that indulgent but firm expression no one sees on the face of warders in lunatic asylums.
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noun normally deep-red-coloured root vegetable
| Español | remolacha, beterraga, betabel, betarraga, betarrata, beterava |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 비트 biteu, 비트 뿌리 biteu ppuri |
| 日本語 | ビートの根 bīto no ne, 甜菜 tensai, テーブルビート tēburu bīto, カエンサイ kaensai, ビーツ bītsu |
| 中文 | 紅菜頭 /红菜头 hóngcàitóu, 甜菜根 tiáncàigēn, 甜菜 tiáncài |
| हिन्दी | चुकंदर cukandar |
| Kiswahili | tini |
| Português | beterraba |
| Français | betterave |
| Deutsch | Rote Bete, Rote Beete, Rotrübe, Rahne |
| Italiano | barbabietola |
| Ελληνικά | παντζάρι pantzári |
| Română | sfeclă roșie |
| Русский | свёкла svjókla, свекла́ sveklá, бура́к burák, буря́к burják |
| Tiếng Việt | củ cải đường, củ dền |
| العربية | شَمَنْدَر أَحْمَر šamandar ʔaḥmar, بَنْجَر banjar |
| עברית | סלק sélek |
Talk about this word "beetroot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/beetroot. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. beetroot. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/beetroot "beetroot." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/beetroot.Cite this
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title = {beetroot},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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