beetroot

Meaning

Noun

1. (Australia, India, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable) A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
2. (uncountable, usually) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

Verb

To turn a bright red or purple color.

Synonyms

beet

red beet

Beta vulgaris rubra

garden beet

vegetable

table beet

beet

sugarbeet

Translations

barbabietola

betterave

remolacha

beterraba

Rote Bete

remolatxa

παντζάρι

kroot

mangelwortel

Rote Beete

beetwortel

biet

Rübe

pancar

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbiːt.ɹuːt/

Etymology

From beet + root.