root vegetable in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for root vegetable in the English»Spanish Dictionary

root vegetable N

root vegetable

raíz o tubérculo comestible como la zanahoria, el boniato etc

Translations for root vegetable in the Spanish»English Dictionary

nabo (como nombre genérico)

root vegetable

oca

oca (Andean root vegetable)

la introducción de este tubérculo en los hábitos alimenticios europeos

the introduction of this root vegetable into the European diet

Translations for root vegetable in the English»Spanish Dictionary

vegetable [Am ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l, ˈvədʒədəb(ə)l, Brit ˈvɛdʒtəb(ə)l, ˈvɛdʒɪtəb(ə)l] N

1.1. vegetable FOOD:

vegetable

verdura f

fresh/frozen/canned vegetables

verdura fresca/congelada/enlatada

we grow our own vegetables

tenemos nuestro propio huerto

we grow our own vegetables

cultivamos nuestras verduras or hortalizas

we grow our own vegetables attr dish/soup

de verduras

vegetable garden/patch

huerto m

vegetable garden/patch

huerta f

1.2. vegetable (plant):

vegetable

vegetal m

vegetable attr oil/fats

vegetal

vegetable dyes/colors

(de origen) vegetal

vegetable matter

materia f vegetal

vegetable matter

sustancia f vegetal

the vegetable kingdom

el reino vegetal

2. vegetable:

vegetable (inactive person) inf

vegetal m

vegetable (injured or disabled person) offens

vegetal m offens

I.root¹ [Am rut, Brit ruːt] N

1.1. root BOT:

root

raíz f

to pull a plant up by the or its roots

arrancar una planta de raíz

to take root plant:

echar raíces

to take root plant:

arraigar

to take root idea:

arraigarse

to put down or strike roots person:

echar raíces

to put down or strike roots person:

afincarse

to destroy sth root and branch

acabar con algo de raíz or por completo

a root-and-branch purge of the party

una purga radical del partido

root system

raíces fpl

1.2. root (of hair, tooth):

root

raíz f

root canal treatment

endodoncia f

2.1. root (origin):

root

raíz f

to get to the root of a problem

llegar a la raíz de un problema

drink is (at) the root of all his troubles

la bebida es la causa de todos sus problemas

attr root cause

causa f fundamental

2.2. root <roots, pl > (family, background):

root

raíces fpl

she has no roots

no tiene raíces

3. root LING:

root

raíz f

4. root MATH:

root

raíz f

square/cube root

raíz cuadrada/cúbica

II.root¹ [Am rut, Brit ruːt] VB intr BOT

root

echar raíces

root

arraigar

root² [Am rut, Brit ruːt] VB intr (search, forage)

root pig:

hozar

I don't want him rooting through my desk

no quiero que ande hurgando en mi escritorio

she was rooting around in the attic for her racket

estaba hurgando entre las cosas del desván buscando su raqueta

root vegetable in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for root vegetable in the English»Spanish Dictionary

root vegetable N

root vegetable

tubérculo m

Translations for root vegetable in the English»Spanish Dictionary

root vegetable

tubérculo m

Translations for root vegetable in the English»Spanish Dictionary

vegetable [ˈvedʒtəbl] N

1. vegetable (plant):

vegetable

vegetal m

2. vegetable (edible plant):

vegetable

hortaliza f

(green) vegetable

verdura f

vegetable soup

sopa f de verduras

root vegetable

tubérculo m

seasonal vegetable

verdura del tiempo

root [ru:t] N

1. root a. BOT, LING, MATH:

root

raíz f

to take root a. fig

arraigar

2. root (source):

root

causa f

the root of all evil

la esencia de todos los males

the root of the problem is that ...

el problema radica en que...

root VB

User Entry

to root for sb (support)

apoyar a alguien

to root for sb (wish success)

desearle suerte a alguien