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be·tel

 (bēt′l)
n.
An evergreen vine (Piper betle) of South and Southeast Asia, having heart-shaped or ovate leaves that are used to wrap betel nuts.

[Portuguese, from Malayalam vettila, veṟṟila, from Tamil veṟṟilai.]
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betel

(ˈbiːtəl)
n
(Plants) an Asian piperaceous climbing plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed, with the betel nut, by the peoples of SE Asia
[C16: from Portuguese, from Malayalam vettila]
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be•tel

(ˈbit l)

n.
an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.
Also called be′tel pep`per.
[1545–55; < Portuguese bétele, bétere < Malayalam viṟṟila]
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.betel - Asian pepper plant whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut (seed of the betel palm) by southeast Asians
genus Piper, Piper - type genus of the Piperaceae: large genus of chiefly climbing tropical shrubs
pepper vine, true pepper - any of various shrubby vines of the genus Piper
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Translations
bétel
бетель

betel

[ˈbiːtəl]
A. Nbetel m
B. CPD betel nut Nbetel m
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betel

nBetel m
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Elaborating, he said police had launched the crackdown on those selling explosive material, betel leaf and betel nuts in the city and counted LPG distributors and dealers among those involved in the business of prohibited goods.
Crispy pork with sambal aioli wrapped in betel leaf, Chettinand chicken roti, and Goan-spiced Hamachi ceviche with coconut sothi are just some of his delicious plates.
The garden has growing herbs, such as peppermint, coriander, sawtooth herbs, betel leaf, kaffir lime, Thai basil, holy basil, Vietnamese mint, onion chives, calamansi and curry tree.
The other amuse bouche which I enjoyed more was a version of Meang Kamor fresh fragrant betel leaf with a filling of pork rinds, toasted coconut, and chili.
Grilled Betel Leaf Meatball Platter has rice noodle bundles, lettuce, herb and the betel leaf wrapped meatballs with anchovy-pineapple sauce.
For this reason, it is their responsibility not to use narcotics, betel leaf, cigarette and other health hazardous things.
The Taitung investigative team of the Coast Guard Administration (CGA) recently received a tip that the telltale smell of marijuana had been emanating from what was supposed to be a "betel leaf garden" under Fengyuan Bridge in Taitung City.
Iftikhar said that his team had making all efforts to prevent smuggling of betel leaf and betel nuts.
Dr Huma Qureshi said oral and breast cancer cases are on the rise in the city due to consumption of tobacco products, life style, chewing betel nut and betel leaf, fast food, and junk items.
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