Betel nut

/bɪtˈɛl nˈʌt/

Betel nut

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

synonyms : areca nut

Examples

1. I bought some betel nut in the village.

2. Betel nuts, one of many local customs, you go from village to village in Papua New Guinea and you show respect by chewing betel nuts, and giving betel nuts away.

3. As the betel nut started to kick in, the ratu priests got ready, and they moved to a stone platform overlooking the jungles and valleys below, where they started calling to the moon.

4. Betel nuts, one of many local customs, you go from village to village in Papua New Guinea and you show respect by chewing betel nuts, and giving betel nuts away.

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