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betel

noun
🔊/ˈbiːtl/
🔊/ˈbiːtl/
[uncountable]
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  1. the leaves of a climbing plant, also called betel, chewed (= bitten but not eaten) by people in Asia槟榔叶
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: via Portuguese from Malayalam ver̲r̲ila.