betel nut

English - Turkish

Definition of betel nut in English Turkish dictionary

betel cevizi

hurma

Related Terms

betel nut palm

(Botanik, Bitkibilim) tambul

English - English

Definition of betel nut in English English dictionary

An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm; wrapped in the leaves of the betel pepper and chewed

small pieces of red nut with a bitter taste, that are wrapped in a betel leaf and chewed

seed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia

The nutlike seed of the areca palm, chewed in the East with betel leaves (whence its name) and shell lime

Related Terms

The betel nut

penang nut

Hyphenation

be·tel Nut

Turkish pronunciation

betıl nʌt

Pronunciation

/ˈbetəl ˈnət/ /ˈbɛtəl ˈnʌt/

Etymology

[ 'bE-t&l ] (noun.) 1553. Portuguese bétele, from Tamil verrilai.