"jetuka" meaning in English

See jetuka in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: Borrowed from Assamese জেতুকা (zetuka). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|as|জেতুকা}} Assamese জেতুকা (zetuka) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} jetuka (uncountable)
  1. (India) Henna (Lawsonia inermis), as used in Assam. Tags: India, uncountable
    Sense id: en-jetuka-en-noun-zQ82RgpU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

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          "text": "The leaves of the Jetuka shrub give a red juice when crushed.",
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          "ref": "1965, Praphulladatta Goswami, Folk-literature of Assam, page 8",
          "text": "It is a pleasant sight to see a young girl with her blackened teeth, her palms reddened with the juice of jetuka leaves, her head bedecked with orchid, swaying her figure gracefully and singing erotic quatrains […].",
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