beterava

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin bētalbor.

French bette

English ravebor.

French rave

French betteravebor.

Spanish beterava

Borrowed from French betterave.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /beteˈɾaba/ [be.t̪eˈɾa.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -aba
• Syllabification: be‧te‧ra‧va

Noun

beterava f (plural beteravas)

1. (Argentina) beetroot

   Synonym: remolacha

Further reading

• “beterava”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
• “beterava”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010