bette

See also: Bette and Betté

French

Etymology

From Latin bēta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɛt/

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• Homophones: bettes (general), bête, bêtes (except regionally)
• Rhymes: -ɛt

Noun

bette f (plural bettes)

1. chard (vegetable)

   Synonym: blette

2. beet plant
3. (Quebec, regional) beet, beetroot (vegetable)

Usage notes

• The most common popular and commercial term for the vegetable in Quebec, as elsewhere, is betterave.

Further reading

• “bette”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɛ.tə/

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Verb

bette

1. inflection of betten:
   1. first-person singular present
   2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
   3. singular imperative

Mayo

Adjective

bette

1. heavy

References

• Collard, Howard, Collard, Elisabeth Scott (1984) Castellano-mayo, mayo-castellano (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas Mariano Silva y Aceves; 6)‎^[1] (in Spanish), third edition, México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, pages 82, 121

Middle English

Adverb

bette

1. Alternative form of bet

Adjective

bette

1. Alternative form of bet

Noun

bette

1. Alternative form of bet

Norman

Etymology

From Latin bēta.

Noun

bette f (plural bettes)

1. (Jersey) spinach