noun · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Multicultural-London-English:/ˈbi.t͡ʃɹyʔ/
UK:/ˈbiːt.ɹuːt/
US:/ˈbit.ɹut/
Australian:/ˈbiː.tɹʉːt/
Australian:[ˈbiː.t͡ʃɹʉːt]
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1
noun
Meaning 1
A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, India, New-Zealand, UK, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beet, red beet, table beet
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
To turn a bright red or purple color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
round red root vegetable
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: beet
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: root vegetable
Narrower terms: sugar beet, mangel-wurzel
5
noun
Meaning 5
beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Beta vulgaris rubra
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: beet, common beet, Beta vulgaris
History
Etymology
From beet + root.
Across languages
Translations
134 source translations are retained for this English entry.