paan
(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
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(India) A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
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- meetha paan78%
(Indian) A preparation of betel leaf enclosed with a mix of sweet and usually spicy or savory ingredients, much like paan but without the tobacco, areca nut or slaked lime, and considered a milder, safer or more modest alternative to it.
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- gutka68%
A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.
- opeh61%
Singapore English borrowing from Malay 'pokok pinang' family; the areca palm (Areca catechu) whose nut is dried, sliced, and chewed with betel leaf and lime as a mild stimulant. Once ubiquitous across Southeast Asia, the practice is now mainly associated with older generations.
- pattal55%
(India) A plate or bowl made from leaves stitched together.