Betel

//ˈbiːtəl// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    a leaf of a vine from the betel pepper wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 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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