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betterave

beetroot

noun beh-TRAHV Rare
Food & Drink Vegetables

Also means

beet

Usage Note

Betterave is the standard French word for beetroot (UK) or beet (US). Betterave rouge specifies the red variety eaten as a vegetable, while betterave sucrière is sugar beet, a major industrial crop in northern France. The expression rouge comme une betterave ('red as a beetroot') is a common idiom for blushing with embarrassment.

Examples

"La salade contient de la betterave rouge."

Natural Translation

The salad contains red beetroot.

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