beet
noun
Simple meaning
A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
Pronunciation
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beetIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbit
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
uscanada
A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
Biennial Eurasian plant usually having a swollen edible root; widely cultivated as a food crop
Beta vulgaris, a plant with a swollen root which is eaten or used to make sugar.
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This meaning: A beetroot; a swollen root of such a plant used as a culinary vegetable.
Used this way, beet is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
Nearby words
- beetroot , rarer, so it draws attention
- beta vulgaris , rarer, so it draws attention
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