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n. Fresh betel leaves wrapped around pieces of betel nut, slaked lime, spices, and often tobacco and other ingredients into small packets, traditionally chewed as a mild stimulant and breath freshener in South and Southeast Asia. [Hindi and Urdu pān, leaf, paan, from Middle Indic paṇṇa-, from Sanskrit parṇam, feather, leaf; see per-2 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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n. Greek Mythology The god of woods, fields, and flocks, having a human torso and head with a goat's legs, horns, and ears. [Middle English, from Latin Pān, from Greek.] |
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