sirih

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noun

A vining plant of Sumatra, whose leaves may be chewed with betel nuts or used medicinally to shrink the vagina after childbirth.

OriginMalay sirih →
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Meanings

nounsirih (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA vining plant of Sumatra, whose leaves may be chewed with betel nuts or used medicinally to shrink the vagina after childbirth.

    In a small Bamboo case, prettily carved and ornamented, the Dyak carries his sirih and lime for betel chewing, and his little long-bladed knife has a Bamboo sheath.

    1869, Alfred Russel Wallace, The Malay Archipelago, volume I, London: Macmillan and Co., page 126

Origin

  1. Malaysirih
  2. Englishsirih

From Malay sirih.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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