(UK, NZ, India, AU) A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
(UK, NZ, India, AU) A normally deep-red-colored root vegetable usually cooked or pickled before eating.
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UK and Irish slang — Cockney, Scouse, Geordie, Yorkshire, Glaswegian, Brummie, Welsh, West Country, plus Irish English. Centuries of regional dialects feeding into modern British and Irish street talk.
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I don't know about you lot but I will be skipping lunch today. Did I have a big breakfast, you ask? Bigger than the previous few days, 6 olives and 3 slices of pickled beetroot.
(intransitive, informal) To turn a bright red or purple color.
Beetroot means: To turn a bright red or purple color.. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up. For most families this word will pass by without incident; it is more a vocabulary curiosity than a parenting concern.
beetroot means: To turn a bright red or purple color.. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself. A formal-English equivalent (a synonym or descriptive phrase) is usually safer in writing. When in doubt, paraphrase rather than reuse the slang form.
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(usually, uncountable) The edible part of the root of a beet plant, raw or prepared.
“Thanks for the reminder, adding beetroot to shopping list”
“Maybe they could give The Screaming Beetroot Labour LFI and all round ratbastard Luke Akehurst a go Might work out x”
“I don't know about you lot but I will be skipping lunch today. Did I have a big breakfast, you ask? Bigger than the previous few days, 6 olives and 3 slices of pickled beetroot.”
“Could give the Screaming Beetroot Labour LFI and all round ratbastard Luke Akehurst a go Might work out!”
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