Betel Definition

bētl
noun
An evergreen vine (Piper betle) of South and Southeast Asia, having heart-shaped or ovate leaves that are used to wrap betel nuts.
American Heritage

Either of two plants often used in combination:

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Other Word Forms of Betel

Noun

Singular:
betel
Plural:
betels

Origin of Betel

  • From Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai), from [script?] (vettr, “variety") [script?] + இலை (ilai, “leaf").

    From Wiktionary

  • Portuguese from Malayalam vettila, veṟṟila from Tamil veṟṟilai

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Betel Sentence Examples

  • Among the chief productions of the plains are rice (the staple export of the country); pepper (chiefly from Chantabun); sirih, sago, sugar-cane, coco-nut and betel, Palmyra or sugar and attap palms; many forms of banana and other fruit, such as durian, orange-pommelo, guava, bread-fruit, mango, jack fruit, pine-apple, custard-apple and mangosteen.

  • Everybody chews betel.

  • Areca catechu L. This species is cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds, areca catechu L. This species is cultivated in tropical Asia for its seeds, areca or betel nuts.

  • Mouth cancer is much more common in parts of the world where people chew betel quid.

  • After the meal, diners nibble on Paan, a blend of cardamom, aniseed, sugar and grated coconut that has been wrapped in a lime basted betel pepper leaf.

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Words Starting With

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