remolacha

Galician

Noun

remolacha f (plural remolachas)

1. beet, sugar beet

   Synonym: beterraba

Spanish

Common names for beetroot in the Spanish-speaking world

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ramolaccio, from Latin armoracia, from Gaulish *are more (“about/around the sea”). Compare German Meerrettich.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /remoˈlat͡ʃa/ [re.moˈla.t͡ʃa]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -atʃa
• Syllabification: re‧mo‧la‧cha

Noun

remolacha f (plural remolachas)

1. beet (Beta vulgaris)
2. sugar beet
3. red beet
4. mangelwurzel

Derived terms

• remolacha azucarera
• remolacha forrajera

 

See also

• betabel
• beterraga, betarraga
• acelga

Further reading

• “remolacha”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014