beetroot — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.

   Uso

   • Australia
   • India
   • New-Zealand
   • uso britannico
   • numerabile
   • non numerabile

   Sinonimi

   beetred beettable beet

2. The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.

   Uso

   • non numerabile
   • usually

Verbo

1. To turn a bright red or purple color.

   Uso

   • informale
   • intransitivo

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   He straightened up as a spring, beetrooted to the root of his pale hair, and answered wildly, "Ki-Ki-Kan!" I backed prudently towards the door, still keeping that indulgent but firm expression no one sees on the face of warders in lunatic asylums.

   Harmon's face beetrooted. He strode from the office, stared at the cell block, and swore with artistry.

Sostantivo

1. beet having a massively swollen red root; widely grown for human consumption

   Sinonimi

   Beta vulgaris rubra

   Termini più generali

   beetcommon beetBeta vulgaris

2. round red root vegetable

   Sinonimi

   beet

   Termini più generali

   root vegetable