betelchewing

English

Alternative forms

betel-chewing

Etymology

betel +‎ chewing

Noun

betelchewing (uncountable)

The act or practice of chewing betel.
- 1959, Pakistan Dental Review‎, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 5:
  This has been responsible for lower resistance to the external causative factors irritating in nature including the habits of chewing tobacco, snuffing or betelchewing. In this context other cases with similar habits but with greater social and economical status showed signs of precancer stage for longer period.

Translations

Translations

Finnish: betelin pureskelu
German: Betelkauen n
Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
Hindi: पान चर्वण m (pān carvaṇ), तांबूल चर्वण m (tāmbūl carvaṇ)
Polish: żucie betelu n
Punjabi: please add this translation if you can
Sanskrit: रोमन्थ (sa) m (romantha), ताम्बूलचर्वण n (tāmbūlacarvaṇa)

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