Definition
A dark red vegetable with a round root; beets; commonly used in salads, soups, and as food coloring.
Etymology
Combination of 'beet' (from Latin 'beta') and 'root.' The plant was known to Romans, who called it 'beta,' and English speakers added 'root' to clarify they meant the underground part used as food.
Kelly Says
Beetroot juice is so vibrant red that it was historically used as a dye and food coloring—the Romans loved it so much they even used it for medicine, and it's still considered a superfood today!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ወንድ እንስሳ
wen-d en-is-sa
ARالعربية
بتربا
bit-rabah
BNবাংলা
লাল শাক
lal shaak
CSČeština
červená řepa
cheh-rehn-ah yeh-pa
DADansk
rødbede
roed-be-deh
DEDeutsch
Rote Bete
roh-tuh BEH-tuh
ELΕλληνικά
ρεβίθι
re-vi-thee
ESEspañol
remolacha
re-moh-LAH-cha
FAفارسی
چغندر
chag-hen-der
FISuomi
juuriselleri
yoo-ree-sel-le-ree
FRFrançais
betterave
bet-rah-v
HEעברית
כרוב אדום
kro-vob a-doom
HIहिन्दी
चुकंदर
chook-an-der
IDBahasa Indonesia
wortel merah
wor-tel me-rah
ITItaliano
barbabietola
bar-ba-bee-O-la
KO한국어
방울토마토
bang-ul-to-ma-to
MRMR
शेंगदाणे
shen-ga-da-ne
MSBahasa Melayu
labu merah
la-bu me-rah
MYမြန်မာ
ရွှေကြော
shwe-kya-u
NONorsk
rødbeter
roed-be-ter
PTPortuguês
beterraba
be-teh-RA-ba
SVSvenska
rödbetor
rød-be-tor
SWKiswahili
viazi
vee-azi
THไทย
หัวผักแดง
hua-phak-daeng
UKУкраїнська
буряк
boo-riak
VITiếng Việt
cà rốt đỏ
ca rot do