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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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: India, uncountable
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noun
A dessert or other sweet made with betel leaf, such as betel ice cream.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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History
Unadapted borrowing from Hindi मीठा पान (mīṭhā pān, “sweet betel”), from मीठा (mīṭhā, “sweet, gentle”) + पान (pān, “betel leaf, paan”).
