betel
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila), from വെറു (veṟu, “plain, mere”) + ഇല (ila, “leaf”) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈbiːtəl/
- Homophones: beetle, Beatle
Noun[edit]
betel (usually uncountable, plural betels)
- Either of two plants often used in combination:
- 1958, R. K. Narayan, The Guide, Penguin, published 1988, page 194:
- Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves.
- an evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper
- the seed of the betel palm, Areca catechu: the betel nut
- A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
- 1934, George Orwell, chapter 1, in Burmese Days[1]:
- He went to the rail to spit out a scarlet mouthful of betel […]
- 2002, Vātsyāyana, Kama Sutra, translated by Wendy Doniger and Sudhir Kakar, Oxford University Press, 3.3.16, pp. 83-84,
- Within the range of his powers, he sends her, secretly, […] cosmetics such as red lac, red arsenic, yellow arsenic, red mercury sulphide, and black collyrium; sandalwood paste and saffron; and, in course of time, areca nuts and betel leaves for betel.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut
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quid, chewing preparation
See also[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese bétele \ bétel, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
betel f (plural betels)
- betel
- betel vine, Piper betle
- Synonym: betelpeper
- betel palm, Areca catechu
- betel vine, Piper betle
Derived terms[edit]
Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
betel m (invariable)
Further reading[edit]
- betel in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old English bȳtel, bīetel (“hammer”), from Proto-West Germanic *bautil (“hammer, mallet”), equivalent to beten + -le.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
betel (plural betels)
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- English: beetle
- Yola: balbeedhel
References[edit]
- “bẹ̄tel, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Polish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
betel m inan
- betel, betel pepper (Piper betle)
- Synonyms: pieprz betelowy, pieprz żuwny
- betel (chewing preparation)
Declension[edit]
Declension of betel
Derived terms[edit]
adjective
noun
Further reading[edit]
- betel in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
betel m (plural beteli)
Declension[edit]
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