betel nut

noun

An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm; wrapped in the leaves of the betel pepper and chewed.

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areca nut
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Meanings

nounbetel nut (plural betel nuts)

plural betel nuts · alternative betelnut · alternative obsolete beetel nut · alternative obsolete beetle nut

  1. An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm; wrapped in the leaves of the betel pepper and chewed.

    Synonyms: areca nut

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm; wrapped in the leaves of the betel pepper and chewed.

Similar
areca nut

More synonyms by meaning

nounseed of betel palm; chewed with leaves of the betel pepper and lime as a digestive stimulant and narcotic in southeastern Asia

Similar
areca nut
Broader
edible seed
Also see
areca nut

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic فَوْفَل
  • فَوْفَل (fawfal)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Chinese Cantonese 檳榔 /槟榔
  • 檳榔 /槟榔An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Chinese Mandarin 檳榔果 /槟榔果
  • 檳榔果 /槟榔果 (bīnglángguǒ)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Finnish betelpähkinä
  • betelpähkinäAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
French noix d’arec
  • noix d’arecAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
German Betelnuss
  • BetelnussAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Hindi सुपारी, छाली
  • सुपारी (supārī)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
  • छाली (chālī)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
  • ताम्बूल (tāmbūl)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
  • पान (pān)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Hungarian bételdió
  • bételdióAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Japanese 檳榔子
  • 檳榔子 (binrouji)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Malay pinang
  • pinangAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Persian فوفل, پوپل
  • فوفل (fufal)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
  • پوپل (pupal)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
  • سوپاری (supâri)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Polish orzech arekowy
  • orzech arekowyAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Russian бете́льный оре́х, оре́х бете́ль
  • бете́льный оре́х (betélʹnyj oréx)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
  • оре́х бете́ль (oréx betélʹ)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Spanish nuez de areca
  • nuez de arecaAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Swahili popoo
  • popooAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Swedish betelnöt
  • betelnötAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Tamil அடைக்காய், பாக்கு
  • அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
  • பாக்கு (pākku)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Thai หมาก
  • หมาก (màak)An egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Vietnamese quả cau
  • quả cauAn egg-shaped seed of the betel palm
Cite this entry
APA

betel nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20nut

MLA

“betel nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20nut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betel nut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20nut.

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