Etymology

beedi

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Today it means: A thin, often flavored, Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf. Full definition →

Hindi बीड़ी
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  1. Hindi · borrowed fromबीड़ी
  2. Hindi · borrowed fromबीड़ी
  3. English todaybeedi

Borrowed from Hindi बीड़ी (bīṛī).

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