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Betel nut   /bˈɛtəl nət/   Listen
Betel nut

noun
1.
Seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia.  Synonym: areca nut.





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"Betel nut" Quotes from Famous Books



... to climb the steps began well. Not until a third of the way up, as the Arangi rolled in a sea and recovered with a jerk, did he slip and fall. Two or three boys awoke and watched him while they prepared and chewed betel nut and ...
— Jerry of the Islands • Jack London
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... been dumped when the bearers eased their shoulders from the poles. The noonday heat waxed fiercer, and the Treasurer was delayed, but nobody displayed any impatience. The men continued to sit on their heels, to chew their betel nut, and to smoke their cigars, and, I verily believe, would have watched the sun set before they would have left. In an hour or so the Treasurer appeared, and settled the account, the taos picked up the furniture and deposited it in the house, ...
— A Woman's Impression of the Philippines • Mary Helen Fee
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Words linked to "Betel nut" :   Areca catechu, edible seed, betel palm


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