betel

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination uncountable,usually
    — Her face was flushed with the tingling effect of betel leaves.
  2. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:; An evergreen Indian creeping shrub, Piper betle, whose dried leaves are chewed with betel nut: the betel pepper. uncountable,usually
  3. Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination:; The betel palm, Areca catechu, and in particular its seed, the areca nut or betel nut. uncountable,usually
  4. A quid (chewing preparation) containing these and other plant materials; paan. uncountable,usually
    — In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath.

词形变化

betels plural beetel alternative,archaic beetle alternative,archaic

词汇关系

衍生词
betel bag betelchewing betel leaf betel nut betel palm betel pepper betelseller betel seller wild betel
相关词
areca paan

词源

Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).
1 次浏览 数据来源: Wiktionary