betel








noun

  1. an East Indian pepper plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed with other ingredients.

noun

  1. an Asian piperaceous climbing plant, Piper betle, the leaves of which are chewed, with the betel nut, by the peoples of SE Asia
n.

1550s, probably via Portuguese betel, from Malayalam vettila, from veru ila “simple leaf.”

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