beterraba

Galician

Etymology

From Latin bēta (“beet”) + rapa (“turnip”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /be.te.ˈra.ba̝/

Noun

beterraba f (plural beterrabas)

1. beet, beetroot

   Synonym: remolacha

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “beterraba”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French betterave; ultimately from Latin bēta (“beet”) + rapa (“turnip”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.teˈʁa.bɐ/ [be.teˈha.bɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.teˈʁa.bɐ/ [be.teˈha.bɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /be.teˈʁa.bɐ/ [be.teˈχa.bɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.teˈʁa.ba/ [be.teˈha.ba]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.tɨˈʁa.bɐ/ [bɨ.tɨˈʁa.βɐ]

• (Rio Grande do Sul) IPA^(key): /ˌbe.te.ˈʁa.ba/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -abɐ
• Hyphenation: be‧ter‧ra‧ba

Noun

beterraba f (plural beterrabas)

1. beet, beetroot

Derived terms

• beterraba-branca
• beterraba-campestre
• beterraba-sacarina
• beterrabal

Further reading

• “beterraba”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “beterraba”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “beterraba”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “beterraba”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025