paan

/pɑːn/ (bre, ipa) · /pɑːn/ (ame, ipa)

paan — noun

1. a South Asian chew made by folding a betel leaf around sweet or spicy fillings,

1.名詞C2
釋義

a South Asian chew made by folding a betel leaf around sweet or spicy fillings, and sometimes tobacco, then chewing it for its taste or mild stimulating effect.

例句

At the wedding in Kolkata, guests were offered sweet paan after dinner.

sweet paan after dinner

Mira keeps paan in a silver box beside the tea cups.

同義詞
  • betel quid

    more formal and technical, especially when the fillings matter

  • pan

    an alternative spelling that appears in some dictionaries

文法句型

chew paan

sweet paan

用法筆記

Usually refers to the prepared chew, not to the betel plant itself. In English writing about South Asia, speakers often mention whether the paan is sweet or contains tobacco.

常見錯誤

❌The farmer grows paan behind the house.
✅The farmer grows betel plants behind the house.
💡Paan is the prepared chew, not the plant in the field.