beet

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
2. (Canada, US, countable, uncountable) A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.

Verb

1. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To improve; to mend.
2. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To kindle a fire.
3. (dialectal, obsolete, transitive) To rouse.

Concepten

biet

kroot

beetwortel

mangelwortel

knol

bieten-

rode biet

Synoniemen

beetroot

red beet

common beet

Beta vulgaris

garden beet

vegetable

sugarbeet

table beet

beetroot

bulbous plant

root

sugar beet

turnip

Vertalingen

betterave

barbabietola

Rübe

remolacha

beterraba

remolatxa

κοκκινογούλι

παντζάρι

Bete

bette

bietola

Runkelrübe

rote Rübe

beta

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/biːt/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: bete

Overgenomen van Oudengels: bēte

In summary

From Middle English bete, from Old English bēte, from Latin bēta, possibly of Celtic origin.