betel.
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
Meaning & usage
Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination
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.
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.
A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).
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