beet en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- bēt
- /biːt/
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
From Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta, possibly of Celtic origin.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
The beet is a hardy species.
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(Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
In general, beets, carrots, and turnips are all of aphrodisiac value in erotic dietary.
1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 42:In the past several years, Moonbelly and Faria, two bakeries whose flaky croissants and elegant loaves rival those at Du Pain et des Idées in Paris, have opened, with rotating offerings of buckwheat coffee cake, roasted bok choy-milk bread buns and focaccia sandwiches stuffed with beet and feta sold under the moniker “girl dinner.”
2023 December 5, Ella Quittner, “How WFH Helped Make Sacramento a Great Restaurant City”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Dec 2023:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
sugarbeet · beet greens · beet radish · Indian beet · lettucebeet · leaf beet · beetroot · beetloaf · beet juice · red beet · red as a beet · beety · beet armyworm · beetfly · garden beet · beet root · beetworm · silverbeet · foliage beet · sugar beet · beet red · becurtovirus · field beet · beet leafhopper · sea beet · mangel beet · beeturia · beet Wellington · beetball · Chioggia beet · table beet · common beet) · beet sugar · fodder beet · yellow beet
Descendants
piki · pīti · ビート · 비트 · biits
Hyponyms
Relateds
chard · spinach · orach · mangelwurzel
Translations (119)
id bit merah (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ti ብንጅር (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ca bleda-rave (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · it bieta (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · be бура́к (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · sq rrepë (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · mi pīti (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · tl remolatsa (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ar شَمَنْدَر (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · cmn 牛皮菜 (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · es remolacha (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ro sfeclă (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · gl remolacha (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · sl pesa (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · hy բազուկ (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · es betarrata (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ajp بنجر (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · fi juurikas (a root) · nv łeehdoolʼeez łichííʼí (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · km មើមស្ពៃ (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ta செங்கிழங்கு (a root) · ca remolatxa (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · el κοκκινογούλι (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · tg лаблабу (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · haw pika (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · eo beto (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · sv rova (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · hy ճակնդեղ (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · kw betysen (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · fr bette (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ti ሱር (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · fr betterave (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · sh rȅpa (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ru свёкла (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · es betarraga (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · pt beterraba (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · it bietola (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · sk repa (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · oc bledarava (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · la bēta (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · grc τεῦτλον (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · bg цвекло́ (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · kmr pincar (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · no roe (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · sh ре̏па (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · izh vööglä (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · tr çükündür (a root) · kw betys (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · alt свёкла (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ja ビートルート (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ms ubi bit merah (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · el ζαχαρότευτλο (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · tr pancar (a root) · az çuğundur (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · sq panxhar (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · cmn 莙薘菜 /莙荙菜 (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · cs řepa (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · io beto (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · fa چغندر (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ko 근대 (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · es beterraga (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · unm màxkchëphìk (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · yi בוריק (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · pl burak (a root) · vo betad (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · nds Beet (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · tr pancar (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · hi चुक़ंदर (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · hu cukorrépa (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ga biatas (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · lez чугъундур (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · grc τεῦτλον (a root) · de Bete (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · arz بنجر (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ko 비트 (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · es beterava (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · de Rübe (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · vi củ cải ngọt (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · lv biete (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ja ビート (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · gl beterraba (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · mt pitravi (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · tr çükündür (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · grc σεῦτλον (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · nl kroot (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · he סלק (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · el κοκκινογούλι (a root) · mk репка (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · fo rót (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ckb چەوەندەر (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · quc remola'ch (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · hi चुकंदर (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · nl biet (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ur چوقبدر (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · es betabel (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · pdt Beet (nds) (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · it barbabietola (a root) · ba сөгөлдөр (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ro nap (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · uk буря́к (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · enm bete (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · kmr şilindir (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · alt сӧӧклӧ (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · da bede (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · hu cékla (a root) · fi juurikas (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · pl burak (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ar بَنْجَر (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ky кызылча (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · tly чәғынде (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · ta பீட்ரூட் (a root) · kmr çewender (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · et peet (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · la acelga (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · grc σεῦτλον (a root) · ka ჭარხალი (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · hu cékla (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · cr mishkoskatask (Beta vulgaris — see also chard) · de Rote Bete (a root)