betelchewing

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noun

The act or practice of chewing betel.

Scrabble 23

Meanings

nounbetelchewing (uncountable)

alternative betel-chewing

  1. uncountableThe act or practice of chewing betel.
    1 more example

    This has been responsible for lower resistance to the external causative factors irritating in nature including the habits of chewing tobacco, snuffing or betelchewing. In this context other cases with similar habits but with greater social and economical status showed signs of precancer stage for longer period.

    1959, Pakistan Dental Review, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 5

Origin

Translations

Finnish betelin pureskelu
  • betelin pureskeluTranslations
German Betelkauen
  • BetelkauenTranslations
Hindi पान चर्वण, तांबूल चर्वण
  • पान चर्वण (pān carvaṇ)Translations
  • तांबूल चर्वण (tāmbūl carvaṇ)Translations
Polish żucie betelu
  • żucie beteluTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“betelchewing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betelchewing. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betelchewing,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betelchewing.

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