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Betel
//ˈbiːtəl// noun
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Noun
- 1 Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination uncountable, usually
"Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves."
- 2 Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians wordnet
- 3 Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:; An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper. uncountable, usually
- 4 a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper wordnet
- 5 Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:; The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut. uncountable, usually
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- 6 A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan. uncountable, usually
"In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath."
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).
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