meetha paan

/ˈmiːtə ˈpɑːn/India/ˈmiːʈʰa ˈpaːn/

noun

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.

Similar
sweet paan
OriginHindi मीठा पान →
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Meanings

nounmeetha paan (uncountable)
  1. IndiauncountableA 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.

    Synonyms: sweet paan

  2. uncountableA dessert or other sweet made with betel leaf, such as betel ice cream.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA 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.

Similar
sweet paan

Origin

  1. Hindiमीठा पान“sweet betel”
  2. Englishmeetha paan

Unadapted borrowing from Hindi मीठा पान (mīṭhā pān, “sweet betel”), from मीठा (mīṭhā, “sweet, gentle”) + पान (pān, “betel leaf, paan”).

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