betel

betel
The dried leaves of Piper betle (family Piperaceae), a climbing East Indian plant; used as a stimulant and narcotic. [Pg. b., betle, fr. Malayalam or Tamil vetilla]

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be·tel 'bēt-əl n a climbing pepper (Piper betle) of southeastern Asia whose leaves are chewed together with betel nut and mineral lime as a stimulant masticatory

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be·tel (beґtəl) [Tamil vettilei] 1. a plant of the species Piper betle, or the dried leaf of this plant (betel leaf). 2. a plant of the species Areca catechu, or the dried ripe seed of this plant (areca, also called betel nut). 3. a masticatory used in India and Southeast Asia, consisting of a piece of areca (betel nut) rolled up with lime in a betel leaf; it is tonic, astringent, and stimulant, but can be toxic (see betel cancer, under cancer).

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  • bétel — bétel …   Dictionnaire des rimes

  • bétel — [ betɛl ] n. m. • 1572; beteille 1515; port. betel, du malayalam vettila 1 ♦ Poivrier grimpant d une variété originaire de Malaisie, dont les feuilles desséchées contiennent des principes stimulants et astringents. 2 ♦ Masticatoire tonique et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Betel — Bétel Bétel …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Betel — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Betel puede referirse a: Población bíblica, Betel o Bethel. Una planta del sudeste asiático, familia Arecaceae, llamada popularmente Betel o Palma de betel. Una planta rastrera de la familia Piperaceae, Piper betle.… …   Wikipedia Español

  • betel — BETÉL, beteli, s.m. Arbust căţărător ale cărui frunze pot fi mestecate. – Din fr. bétel. Trimis de paula, 02.06.2002. Sursa: DOOM  BETÉL s.m. Mic arbust tropical, din familia piperaceelor, cu tulpini grimpante (grimpant) cultivat pentru frunzele …   Dicționar Român

  • betel — bètel m DEFINICIJA bot. vrsta palme (Areca cathechu) iz tropske Azije SINTAGMA betel orasi betel uvijen u zelene listove biljke Piper betle; upotrebljava se za žvakanje kao narkotično sredstvo ETIMOLOGIJA port. ← mal …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Betel — Be tel (b[=e] t l), n. [Pg., fr. Tamil ve[.t][.t]ilei, prop. meaning, a mere leaf.] (Bot.) A species of pepper ({Piper betle}), the leaves of which are chewed, with the areca or betel nut and a little shell lime, by the inhabitants of the East… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bètel — m bot. vrsta palme (Areca cathechu) iz tropske Azije ∆ {{001f}}∼ orasi betel uvijen u zelene listove biljke Piper betle; upotrebljava se za žvakanje kao narkotično sredstvo ✧ {{001f}}port. ← egz …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • betel — 1550s, probably via Port. betel, from Malayalam vettila, from veru ila simple leaf …   Etymology dictionary

  • Betel — Betel, gewürzhaft schmeckendes Laub einer ostindischen Staude des Betelpfeffers (Piper betle L.), welche Ranken treibt u. auf der Erde kriecht, od. sich um Pfähle od. Bäume schlingt. In Ostindien als Kaumittel, gewöhnlich mit Kalk u. Arecanuß… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Betel — Betel, ein Kaumittel, das aus den Blättern des Betelpfeffers (Piper Betle), der Arekanuß und gebranntem Kalk besteht und in Asien von 68–169° östl. L. und von 12° südl. bis 30° nördl. Br. sowie auf vielen Inseln, von mehr als 200 Mill. Menschen,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

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