Phrase guide

betel leaf

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The leaf of the betel, used for its medicinal properties or recreational chewing

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تُنْبُول (tunbūl) — leaf of the betel
  • Burmese: ကွမ်းရွက် (kwam:rwak) — leaf of the betel
  • Chinese: 荖葉 /荖叶 (láu-hio̍h) — leaf of the betel
  • Chinese Mandarin: 蔞葉 /蒌叶 (lóuyè) — leaf of the betel
  • Finnish: betelpalmun lehti — leaf of the betel
  • German: Betelblatt — leaf of the betel
  • Hindi: पान (pān) — leaf of the betel
  • Khmer: ស្លឹកម្លូ (sləkmluu) — leaf of the betel
  • Malay: sirih — leaf of the betel
  • Malay: daun sirih — leaf of the betel
  • Pali: tambūla — leaf of the betel
  • Persian: تانبول (tânbul) — leaf of the betel
  • Persian: پان (pân) — leaf of the betel
  • Pohnpeian: kapwoi — leaf of the betel
  • Portuguese: folha de bétele — leaf of the betel
  • Sanskrit: ताम्बूल (tāmbūla) — leaf of the betel
  • Swahili: tambuu — leaf of the betel
  • Swedish: betelblad — leaf of the betel
  • Tagalog: buyo — leaf of the betel
  • Tamil: வெற்றிலை (veṟṟilai) — leaf of the betel
  • Thai: หมาก (màak) — leaf of the betel
  • Thai: พลู (pluu) — leaf of the betel
  • Urdu: پان (pān) — leaf of the betel
  • Vietnamese: lá trầu — leaf of the betel