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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French carote, variant of carotte.
Pronunciation
Noun
kroot f (plural kroten, diminutive krootje n)
- beet
2012, Carolyn Jess-Cooke, translated by Elvira Veerings, De jongen die demonen zag, Orlando:Hij hield zijn hand omhoog, waarin de paarse bollen van rode kroten aan hun lange, rode uitlopers bungelden, vers van de grond.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (Netherlands) beetroot, red beet
2012, Rien van den Berg, Marc van Oostendorp, Dat is andere taal! Streektalen en dialecten in Nederland, Uitgeverij Unieboek/Het Spectrum:Scholtmeijer stelt zich voor hoe een huisvrouw bij de groenteboer vroeg om wortels en rode bieten, terwijl de groenteboer alleen weet had van peentjes en kroten.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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