betel nut

noun

Definition of betel nut

: the astringent seed of the betel palm

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Kuso cracks open a betel nut with his molars, and starts chewing. — Per Liljas, Washington Post, "One of Australia’s notorious refugee camps has become an economic crutch for Papua New Guinea island," 9 May 2018 Already, a nationalist dictator, Field Marshal Phibun Songkhram, had ordered Thais to wear Western clothes and banned the traditional chewing of betel nut, which stains mouths and teeth crimson. — Hannah Beech, New York Times, "Thailand Prepares for a King’s $90 Million Cremation Ceremony," 25 Oct. 2017

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More Definitions for betel nut

betel nut

noun

: the seed of an Asian tree that is chewed with betel by some people in southeastern Asia

betel nut

noun

: the astringent seed of the betel palm that is a source of arecoline