beet

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Beets give Ukrainian borscht its characteristic red color.La remolacha le da al borscht ucraniano su característico color rojo.

Most beets are a rich magenta color.La mayoría de las remolachas tienen un color magenta profundo.

b. el betabel

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

My mom made a salad with beets and goat cheese.Mi mamá hizo una ensalada de betabel y queso de cabra.

beet

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (sugar beet)

a. la remolacha (azucarera)

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

2. (beetroot)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

a. la remolacha

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

b. el betabel

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

beet [biːt]

noun

1 (crop) remolacha (f) forrajera

...fields of sweetcorn and beet

2 (US)

beetroot

modifier

beet sugar (n) azúcar (m) de remolacha

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