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betel

noun

Simple meaning

A quid containing these and other plant materials.

Pronunciation

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behtuhl

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ˈbɛtəl

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Definition

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noun

  1. Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians

  2. An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper.

  3. The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut.

  4. A leaf of a vine from the betel pepper

  5. A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.

  6. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination

Word at a Glance

Difficulty
C2 · Proficient (estimated)
Frequency
Rare

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Asian / betel

betel nutbetel leafbetel pepperbetel palmpiper betelchewed betel

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some betelbetel juice

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Word Family

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Compound terms

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  • betel leafnounCompound term

    A leaf of a vine from the betel pepper.

  • betel nutnounCompound term

    Seed of betel palm.

  • betel palmnounCompound term

    Southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk).

  • betel peppernounCompound term

    Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians.

  • piper betelnounCompound term

    Asian pepper plant whose leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians.

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