See betel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
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"word": "ម្លូ"
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"roman": "phū",
"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "ພູ"
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "ᦗᦴ"
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
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"code": "nod",
"lang": "Northern Thai",
"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "พลู"
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "ᨻᩖᩪ"
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"tags": [
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"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "betélʹ",
"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
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"word": "бете́ль"
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"roman": "pṵ̂u",
"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "ပူႉ"
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"tags": [
"masculine"
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"word": "betel"
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"code": "blt",
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "ꪝꪴ"
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"roman": "veṟṟilai",
"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "வெற்றிலை"
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
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"sense": "either of two plants: the betel pepper or betel nut",
"word": "trầu"
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"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "quid, chewing preparation",
"word": "betel"
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