🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

빈랑잎

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bin-rang-ip

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Betel-pepper/ˈbiː.təlˌpɛp.ər/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"동남아시아에서는 빈랑잎을 씹는 풍습이 있습니다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An evergreen, dioecious climber vine (Piper betle) of the pepper family, whose leaves are widely chewed in Asian cultures.

    "The traditional mixture wrapped in the betel-pepper leaf is offered to guests as a sign of hospitality in many rural communities."
  2. 2

    The pungent, aromatic leaf of the betel plant itself, often used as a wrap for areca nut and slaked lime.

    "She harvested fresh betel-pepper leaves from the garden to prepare the offering."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Portuguese 'betle' (ultimately from Malayalam 'vettila'), combined with 'pepper' referring to the plant's taxonomic relationship to the Piperaceae family. Recorded in English since the late 17th century, it describes the vine whose leaves are frequently chewed alongside areca nut across South and Southeast Asia.

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