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la betterave
beet
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How do you say betterave in French?
How do you pronounce betterave in French?
betterave is pronounced /la betʁav/ in French.
Example sentences
La betterave rouge est très sucrée et délicieuse dans cette salade.
The red beet is very sweet and delicious in this salad.
Cette betterave cultivée biologiquement était la plus belle du marché fermier.
This organically grown beet was the most beautiful one at the farmers market.
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Why is it feminine?
Betterave is feminine because it derives from Old French "beterave," which came from Latin "beta" (the beet plant itself). In Latin, "beta" is feminine, and this feminine gender was preserved as the word evolved through Old French into Modern French "betterave." The feminine gender persists in French following the natural inheritance of gender from Latin etyma.
What is the French word for beet?
The French word for beet is la betterave — feminine.
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