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betel

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5 lettersPronunciation /ˈbiːtəl/Part of speech nounSorted beeltStarts with BEnds with L0 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

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

Word origin

Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).

Used in a sentence

  • Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves.
  • In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath.
  • He went to the rail to spit out a scarlet mouthful of betel […]

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