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# betel

noun (betel, plural betels)

«betel» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A betel is a climbing plant from Asia whose leaves are chewed with a nut, often after being mixed with spices. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betel/#m1)

### In the lessons

in tales a princess's servants find and eat betel-leaf, which can be given in great quantities as a gift or treat.

### Examples

- The princess's servants found the betel-leaf and began to eat it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betel/#x1)
- The young Raja asked for a great deal of betel-leaf. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betel/#x2)
- In some countries people chew betel after meals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betel/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «betel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/betel/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«betel» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/betel.html) on Mova free.