beet
pronunciation
How to pronounce beet in British English:
UK [biːt]
How to pronounce beet in American English:
US [biːt]
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- Noun:
- biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
- round red root vegetable
Word Origin
- beet (n.)
- Old English bete "beet, beetroot," from Latin beta, said to be of Celtic origin. Common in Old English, then lost till c. 1400. Still usually spoken of in plural in U.S. A general West Germanic borrowing, cognates: Old Frisian bete, Middle Dutch bete, Old High German bieza, German Beete.
Example
- 1. Put the cabbage into the broth together with the beet .
- 2. Sugar beet growers in idaho , such as grant , may be in the worst situation .
- 3. If you can get your hands on a beet , making your own colored lip gloss is easy .
- 4. Prices are controlled in europe to protect the interests of sugar beet farmers .
- 5. Beet root and evening primrose help oothe skin , too .