beet
/biːt/noun
उच्चारण बीट
चुकंदर का पौधा, चुकंदर (चीनी या पशु-चारे के लिए उगाया जाने वाला)
Core word
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[C, U]
a plant with a large round root, grown as food for people and animals or for making sugar
चुकंदर का पौधा, चुकंदर (चीनी या पशु-चारे के लिए उगाया जाने वाला)
- Large areas of the region are planted with sugar beet.
- Beet is also grown as food for cattle.
- In cooler climates, farmers grow beet to make sugar.
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- The price of beet fell sharply this year.
- Cattle are sometimes fed the leftover pulp of the beet.
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[C, U] North American
the dark red root of a plant, eaten as a vegetable
चुकंदर
- a salad of roasted beets and cheese
- We served roasted beet with curd.
- Beet gives soup a deep red colour.
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- My mother grates raw beet into the salad every day.
- Do you like pickled beet with your sandwiches?
Synonyms beetroot
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
beet (countable and uncountable)
Beet is the plant or its root. As a vegetable on a plate it is often uncountable, but one root is a beet and several are beets.
'Beet' पौधा या उसकी जड़ है। थाली की सब्ज़ी के रूप में यह प्रायः uncountable है, पर एक जड़ 'a beet' और कई जड़ें 'beets' कहलाती हैं।
- She added a grated beet to the salad.
- Beets turn the curry deep red.
sugar beet / beet sugar
Sugar beet is a kind of beet grown for the sugar in its root. Beet sugar is the sugar made from it.
Sugar beet एक प्रकार की beet है जिसकी जड़ में चीनी के लिए खेती होती है। Beet sugar उससे बनी चीनी है।
- In cold countries sugar is made from sugar beet.
- Beet sugar is chemically the same as cane sugar.
beet vs beetroot (British English)
In British English the root vegetable is called beetroot; beet is the American word and is also used for the wider plant.
British English में इस जड़ वाली सब्ज़ी को 'beetroot' कहते हैं; 'beet' अमेरिकी शब्द है और व्यापक पौधे के लिए भी प्रयुक्त होता है।
- The British recipe asked for two cooked beetroots, while the American one asked for two beets.
red as a beet (simile)
Red as a beet is a comparison used to describe a face that turns deep red with embarrassment or heat.
'Red as a beet' तुलना है जो शर्म या गर्मी से गहरे लाल हुए चेहरे का वर्णन करती है।
- He turned red as a beet when the teacher praised him.
+Collocations 4
verb + beet
grateboilslicepicklepeelroast
- She boiled the beets and sliced them for the salad.
adjective + beet
redfreshsweetpickledboiled
- Sweet red beets are good for making juice.
beet + noun
juicesaladleavesgreenssugarsoup
- She drinks a glass of beet juice every morning.
noun + beet
sugarfodderredgolden
- Fodder beet is grown to feed cattle in cold regions.
“More examples 6
- The doctor told him to eat beet to improve his haemoglobin.
डॉक्टर ने उससे हीमोग्लोबिन सुधारने के लिए चुकंदर खाने को कहा।
- Radhika's mother added a grated beet to the paratha dough.
राधिका की माँ ने पराठे के आटे में कद्दूकस किया हुआ चुकंदर मिलाया।
- The fields of Uttar Pradesh grow sugarcane, whereas colder regions grow sugar beet.
उत्तर प्रदेश के खेतों में गन्ना उगता है, जबकि ठंडे क्षेत्रों में sugar beet उगाई जाती है।
- Beet leaves can be cooked like spinach.
चुकंदर की पत्तियाँ पालक की तरह पकाई जा सकती हैं।
- His face turned as red as a beet when he forgot his lines.
अपनी पंक्तियाँ भूल जाने पर उसका चेहरा चुकंदर की तरह लाल हो गया।
- Beetroot or beet, whichever name you use, makes a colourful raita.
Beetroot कहें या beet, इससे रंग-बिरंगा रायता बनता है।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ Beets are a root vegetable, and it is rich in iron.
✓ Beets are a root vegetable, and they are rich in iron.
A plural noun needs the plural pronoun they in the same sentence.
Plural noun के लिए उसी वाक्य में plural pronoun 'they' आता है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
British and American: British English calls the dark red vegetable beetroot, while American English calls it beet.
British और American में गहरे लाल रंग की इस सब्ज़ी को British English में beetroot कहा जाता है, जबकि American English में beet कहा जाता है।