Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Fresh betel leaves wrapped around pieces of betel nut, slaked lime, spices, and often tobacco and other ingredients into small packets, traditionally chewed as a mild stimulant and breath freshener in South and Southeast Asia.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In India proper they call it paan and often mix it with sugars and other spices, making it a sweet concoction.
Traveling in India: Betel Nut Adventures « Colleen Anderson 2010
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UPDATE: Farhad Manjoo points out this old BBC article that warns of oral cancer in paan aficionados.
Boing Boing: January 9, 2005 - January 15, 2005 Archives 2005
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A documentary about this addictive stuff called paan which is sold at roadside stands in India and which is regarded as an unsavory but common habit.
I need more ears because I’ve discovered podcasts « knitnut.net 2008
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'Some think it is' paan '- you know, the popular betel leaf you munch on.'
India eNews 2008
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Another theory goes like this since the batter is watery it is called paan pole, paan as in pani.
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Our colleague over at NPR's foreign desk, this radio piece for today's Morning Edition on a rich tradition in India of making and chewing spice and nut packets wrapped in betel leaves called paan.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Before, a traditional chewing mixture, known as paan, came with or without tobacco.
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London council is cracking down on people spitting a tobacco leaf-based mixture called paan because it is staining pavements.
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Here: youtube. com For more information about what I'm doing in Bangladesh, check out my blog at: uncultured. com In the video, one of the kids said he sells "paan".
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Part Two is Available Here: youtube. com For more information about what I'm doing in Bangladesh, check out my blog at: uncultured. com In the video, one of the kids said he sells "paan".
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