Word: betel

Category: betel

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Related words: betel

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Synonyms: betel

betel pepper

Translations: betel

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spanish
Translations:
de betel, del betel, areca, de areca
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german
Translations:
Betel, Betel-, Betels
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french
Translations:
bétel, de bétel, du bétel, le bétel
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italian
Translations:
di betel, del betel
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portuguese
Translations:
bétele, Betel, bétel, de betel, de bétele
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dutch
Translations:
betelnoten, betelnoot, sirih
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russian
Translations:
бетель, бетеля, катеху
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swedish
Translations:
betelnötter, betelen
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finnish
Translations:
betelpähkinöiden, betelpähkinät
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danish
Translations:
betelnødder, betelnød
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czech
Translations:
betelových, betelové, betelový
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polish
Translations:
ukos, kant, ścięcie, betelu, betel po, lub betel
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hungarian
Translations:
bétel, bételt, bétel-
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turkish
Translations:
tembul
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greek
Translations:
ινδοκάρυδο, του bétel, του betel, τριφύλλου
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ukrainian
Translations:
бетель
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bulgarian
Translations:
индийски пипер, бетел, на бетел
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belarusian
Translations:
бетэль, Бэтэль
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icelandic
Translations:
Betel
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lithuanian
Translations:
betelio, betelio palmių, katekinės
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latvian
Translations:
beteles, beteļriekstiem, beteļriekstus
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macedonian
Translations:
бетел
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romanian
Translations:
de betel, arec, betel de

The meaning and "use of": betel

noun
  • the leaf of an Asian evergreen climbing plant that is used in the East as a mild stimulant. Parings of areca nut, lime, and cinnamon are wrapped in the leaf, which is then chewed, causing the saliva to go red and, with prolonged use, the teeth to go black. - Smoking tobacco, drinking alcohol, and having a poor diet are important risk factors in the West, and chewing betel or areca nuts, smoking bidis, and taking snuff are important in the Indian subcontinent.
  • the plant, related to pepper, from which the betel leaves are taken. - These offerings include a goat, two cups and one box of cooked rice, a tray of ground rice cakes, five cups of sticky rice, lemon juice, and ten pieces of betel (a pepper plant).

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