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beetroot

beetroot

3 2.1
A round red root vegetable with dark red inside eaten cooked or raw
  • noun
  • /ˈbiːtruːt/
  • UK
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  • For dinner, we had roasted beetroot and quinoa salad, which was delicious.
  • beetroot soup
  • beetroot-red

Some people take like beetroot extract, some people take Rhodiola.

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Examples

  • By mid-afternoon, I had successfully cooked beetroots and carrots from the garden, as well as a bowl of red lentils.

    Blog text (21)
  • Also known as jellied veal, the dish is often accompanied by potatoes and pickled beetroot or a crisp bread.

  • Would you pass the beetroot, please?

  • Oh, and then I also got a snack of some beetroot chips.

  • No one ever eats beetroot salad.

  • All this took place at dinner, without bread, over a bowl of beetroot soup, three times a week, every other day.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • For instance, I bought some beetroot-apple juice last week.

    Blog text (13)
  • I chose beetroots and carrots due to their natural sugars, which were enhanced during the slow cook.

    Blog text (21)
  • Reading this delicious recipe for Beetroot Salad with marjoram and balsamic vinegar dressing!

  • The soup is a clear, deep-red vegetable borscht, with a little apple vinegar added to it, Polish style, to counter the natural sweetness of the beetroot.

    Fiction book (2001)

Synonyms

vegetable
vsbeetroot
545 1.0

A plant or plant part eaten as food, usually not sweet

is a specific red root with dark purple flesh used for juice and dye
beet
vsbeetroot
80 1.0

A round red or purple root vegetable that you cook and eat

is specifically noted for dark purple flesh and use for juice or dye
Beta vulgaris rubra
vsbeetroot
  • Specialized
7.4

A round red root vegetable eaten cooked or raw

is used also for making juice and as a natural dye
common beet
vsbeetroot
3.0

A plant with a large root that people grow and eat

is also described for its dark purple flesh and uses in juice and dye

How Sweet

date
276 1.0
sugar cane
  • US
12 2.0
sugar beet
3 2.8
beetroot
  • UK
3 2.1
turnip
38 1.0

Surface Forms

beetroot singular
beetroots plural

Morphology

beetroot = beet + root (transparent) = beet + root

A straightforward compound of two familiar nouns referring literally to the root of the beet plant.

Etymology

The word beetroot is simply beet + root, with beet coming from a Latin name for the same plant. So, beetroot means the red, round 'root' of the beet plant that we eat or use for juice and dye.