betel (nut)
1betel nut — [bēt′ l] n. [because chewed with betel pepper leaves] the fruit of the betel palm, chewed with leaves of the betel pepper by some Southeast Asian peoples as a mild stimulant …
2Betel nut — Be tel nut The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime. [1913 Webster] || …
3betel nut — n [U and C] small pieces of red nut with a bitter taste, that are wrapped in a betel leaf and chewed …
4betel nut — ► NOUN ▪ the astringent seed of an areca palm, chewed with betel leaves …
5betel nut — noun seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia • Syn: ↑areca nut • Hypernyms: ↑edible seed • Part Holonyms: ↑betel palm, ↑Areca catechu * * * noun, pl ⋯ nuts …
6betel nut — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms betel nut : singular betel nut plural betel nuts the nut of a palm tree from Southeast Asia that people cut into pieces, wrap in a leaf from the betel plant, and chew …
7betel nut — /ˈbitl nʌt / (say beetl nut) noun the fruit of the betel palm, chewed as a stimulant in parts of Asia and the Pacific; areca nut. See betel. {betel + nut} …
8betel nut — Areca nut, the nut of the areca palm, Areca catechu (family Palmae), of the East Indies, chewed by the natives; contains arecoline; produces central nervous system stimulation; stains teeth and gums red. * * * betel nut n the astringent seed of… …
9Betel Nut Lodge — (Джорджтаун,Малайзия) Категория отеля: Адрес: 100, Lebuh Melayu, 10100 Джорджтаун …
10Betel nut beauty — The term Betel nut beauty (also betel nut girl 檳榔西施, pinyin: bīnláng xīshī ) refers to a common sight along roadsides in Taiwan: a young woman selling betel nuts and cigarettes from a brightly lit glass enclosure while wearing revealing… …
