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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"word": "ស្លាជីប"
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"word": "ໝາກ"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"roman": "muṟukkāṉ",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "മുറുക്കാൻ"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "विडा"
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"roman": "pān",
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"word": "पान"
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"roman": "khilipanô",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "ଖିଲିପାନ"
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"word": "تانبول"
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"word": "ꠙꠣꠘ"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"roman": "tāmbūlamu",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "తాంబూలము"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"text": "A paan consists of chopped or shredded nut (always referred to as betel nut, though in fact it comes from the areca palm), wrapped in a leaf (which does come from the betel tree).[…]The triangular package thus formed is wedged inside your cheek and chewed slowly, and in the case of chuna and zarda paans, spitting out the juice as you go.",
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},
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"ref": "2006, M. R. Narayan Swamy, New Delhi, page 31",
"text": "Preparing a paan is simple. The leaf is first cleaned with water and dried. It is then covered with a thin layer of lime paste. In north India, paan sellers then spread red-coloured syrup (extracted from a native plant) over the lime paste.",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "ತಾಂಬೂಲ"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "ស្លាថ្មាត់"
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"code": "km",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "ស្លាជីប"
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"roman": "māk",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "ໝາກ"
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"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "bersirih"
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"code": "ms",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "menginang"
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"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "muṟukkāṉ",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "മുറുക്കാൻ"
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"lang": "Marathi",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "विडा"
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"lang": "Nepali",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "पान"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "ଖିଲିପାନ"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"word": "ਪਾਨ"
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"code": "syl",
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "ꠙꠣꠘ"
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"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
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"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "nganga"
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"code": "ta",
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"roman": "tāmpūlam",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "தாம்பூலம்"
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"code": "te",
"lang": "Telugu",
"roman": "tāmbūlamu",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "తాంబూలము"
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"code": "th",
"lang": "Thai",
"roman": "màak",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "หมาก"
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"code": "vi",
"lang": "Vietnamese",
"sense": "psychoactive preparation of betel leaf",
"word": "trầu"
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