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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbetel
Pronunciation / Transliteration: be-tel
"La hoja de betel se mastica tradicionalmente en varias culturas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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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
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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10 Global Lexicons: How "Betel-pepper" is said worldwide
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bétél
Transliteration: be-tel
"Les feuilles de bétél sont couramment mâchées dans certaines régions d'Asie."
Betelpeffer
Transliteration: be-tel-pfef-er
Script: Betelpfeffer
"Der Betelpfeffer ist eine Kletterpflanze aus der Familie der Pfeffergewächse."
pepe di betel
Transliteration: pe-pe di be-tel
"Le foglie di pepe di betel vengono usate in molte tradizioni asiatiche."
betel
Transliteration: be-tel
"La hoja de betel se mastica tradicionalmente en varias culturas."
betel
Transliteration: be-tel
"A folha de betel é amplamente utilizada na Ásia."
पान
Transliteration: paan
"भारत में पान के पत्ते का बहुत सांस्कृतिक महत्व है।"
蒌叶
Transliteration: lóu yè
"蒌叶常与槟榔一起咀嚼。"
빈랑잎
Transliteration: bin-rang-ip
"동남아시아에서는 빈랑잎을 씹는 풍습이 있습니다."
キンテル
Transliteration: kinteru
"キンテルの葉はアジアの一部で噛みタバコのように利用されます。"
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