paan — meaning in English
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English meaning
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betel
noun The leaf of a tropical vine chewed together with areca nut in parts of Asia.
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paan
noun A chewable preparation of betel leaf, areca nut, and sometimes tobacco, popular across South Asia.
Senses
paan is used for these senses in English:
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betel
A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan.
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paan
(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf. [from 16th c.]
betel — full definition
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noun The leaf of a tropical vine chewed together with areca nut in parts of Asia.
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noun The betel or areca nut chewed alongside the leaf.
