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BETEL NUT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does betel nut mean?
• BETEL NUT (noun)
The noun BETEL NUT has 1 sense:
1. seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
Familiarity information: BETEL NUT used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
areca nut; betel nut
Hypernyms ("betel nut" is a kind of...):
edible seed (many are used as seasoning)
Holonyms ("betel nut" is a part of...):
Areca catechu; Areca palm; betel palm (southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk))
Context examples
It is a mixture of tobacco, crushed areca nut (also called betel nut), spices, and other ingredients.
(Betel quid with tobacco, NCI Dictionary)
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