Definition of betel Betel
/bɛˈtʌl/ - [betul] - be•tel
We found 8 definitions of betel from 6 different sources.
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What does betel mean?
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NounPlural: betels |
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| betel - Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians | ||
| betel pepper, Piper betel | ||
| pepper vine, true pepper any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- betel (n.)
A species of pepper (Piper betle), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East Indies. It is a woody climber with ovate many-nerved leaves.
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betel
A vine of the species "Piper betle" whose leaves are chewed for its medicinal properties.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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betel
bē′tl, n. the betel-nut, or nut of the areca palm, with lime and the leaves of the Betel-Pepper, chewed by the Malays as a stimulant. [Through Port. from Malay vettila.]
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🔤- betel, noun, singular of betels.
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