betel nut
Asian chewing nut
The betel nut is the seed of the areca palm, chewed as a mild stimulant throughout South and Southeast Asia.
It's typically wrapped in a betel leaf with lime paste, producing a red juice that stains the teeth.
The habit is widespread but linked to oral cancer.
Also called areca nut.
British pound, informally
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
- mouthOral opening
teeth · gums · tobacco · oral cancer · lip cancer · chewer · jaw · habit
Of hot, humid regions
- palmHand's flat interior
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- huskDry seed covering
- kernelSeed or essential core
fruit · drupe · cultivation · harvest · plantation · Asia · Pacific · greenery
Custom passed through generations
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- socialConcerning community life
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
marriage · festival · offering · etiquette · status · exchange · communal · ancestral
Nitrogenous plant compound
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- energyPower to do work
- stimulationEvoking a response
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
wakefulness · focus · addiction · dopamine · buzz · intoxication · psychoactive · dependence
quid
British pound, informally
- masticationTeeth-based food breakdown
- salivaMouth's digestive secretion
- spitExpelled mouth moisture
mouth · teeth · gums · tobacco · oral cancer · lip cancer · chewer · jaw · habit · addiction
tropical
Of hot, humid regions
kernel · fruit · drupe · cultivation · harvest · plantation · Asia · Pacific · greenery · grove
tradition
Custom passed through generations
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
- hospitalityGenerous treatment of guests
- socialConcerning community life
gathering · marriage · festival · offering · etiquette · status · exchange · communal · ancestral · heritage
alkaloid
Nitrogenous plant compound
- alertnessActive mental awareness
- energyPower to do work
- stimulationEvoking a response
euphoria · wakefulness · focus · addiction · dopamine · buzz · intoxication · psychoactive · dependence · withdrawal
ceremony
Formal event marking occasions
- offeringSomething presented or given
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
sacred · blessing · spiritual · tradition · rites · temple · prayer · divination · purification · auspicious
- chewablesgum, bubble gum, chewing gum, bubblegum, gummy bears
- drugsibuprofen, marijuana, aspirin, meth, cocaine
- Taiwanese culturebubble tea, night markets, temple festivals, boba, stinky tofu
- ethnobotanyayahuasca, peyote, coca, coca leaf, cannabis
- Indian goodsbasmati rice, sari, saree, ghee, garam masala
- palm productspalm oil, palm wine, palm sugar, palm fronds, palm leaves