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Meaning of burkāns | Babel Free

Noun masculine CEFR B1
[ˈbūɾkāːns]

Definitions

  1. carrot (a plant with a large edible root, often orange in colour, esp. Daucus carota)
    declension-1
  2. carrot (the edible root of that plant, often orange in colour and used as a vegetable)
    declension-1

Equivalents

English Carrot

Examples

“galda burkāns”

common (lit. table) carrot

“lopbarības burkāns”

forrage carrot

“burkānu vaga”

carrot furrow

“burkānu lauks”

carrot field

“ravēt burkānus”

to weed carrots

“burkānu kaitēkļi”

carrot pests

“no savvaļas burkāna krustojot izaudzēts lauku burkāns”

by crossing wild carrots the field carrot was grown

“dzert burkānu sulu”

to drink carrot juice

“burkānu salāti”

carrot salad

“tīrīt burkānus”

to clean carrots

“pagrabos glabā kartupeļus, burkānus, bietes un citas saknes”

in the cellars one stores potatoes, carrots, beets and other roots

“Tenis atkal piesarka kā burkāns”

Tenis again blushed like a carrot

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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