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betel

Today it means: Either of two (parts of) plants often used in combination Full definition →

Portuguese bétele ← Malayalam വെറ്റില ← Tamil வெற்றிலை

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Tamil · derived fromவெற்றிலை
Malayalam · derived fromവെറ്റില
Portuguese · borrowed frombétele
English todaybetel

Borrowed from Portuguese bétele, from Malayalam വെറ്റില (veṟṟila) or Tamil வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai).

Words from the same roots

Portuguesebétele all →

Malayalamവെറ്റില all →

Tamilவெற்றிலை all →

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.