"beta" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbeta/, [ˈbe.t̪a] Forms: betas [plural]
Rhymes: -eta Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta) ultimately from Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|es|grc|βῆτα}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek βῆτα (bêta), {{der|es|sem-pro|*bayt-|t=house}} Proto-Semitic *bayt- (“house”) Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} beta f (plural betas)
  1. beta; the Greek letter Β, β Tags: feminine Derived forms: partícula beta, radiación beta, rayo beta
    Sense id: en-beta-es-noun-DoXsc5Gc Categories (other): Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Spanish nouns with irregular gender, Greek letter names Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of Spanish nouns with irregular gender: 72 28 Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 96 4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbeta/, [ˈbe.t̪a] Forms: betas [plural]
Rhymes: -eta Etymology: Perhaps from Betamax. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} beta m (plural betas)
  1. (Venezuela, slang) matter, issue, thing, situation, gossip Tags: Venezuela, masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-beta-es-noun-dzhv6uU8 Categories (other): Spanish terms with collocations, Venezuelan Spanish
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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