peepul

American  

[pee-puhl] / ˈpi pəl /

noun

1. pipal.

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peepul British  

/ ˈpiːpəl /

noun

1. Also called: bo tree.  an Indian moraceous tree, Ficus religiosa, resembling the banyan: regarded as sacred by Buddhists

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Etymology

Origin of peepul

C18: from Hindi pīpal, from Sanskrit pippala

Example Sentences

StoPPing peepul from saying what they want is a fundamental Denial of freedom of Speech.

From The Guardian

The Mahabodhi temple complex is the site where Buddha is believed to have found enlightenment under a peepul tree, several years after leaving his kingdom and meditating in the forests of Gaya area.

From New York Times

Here are fine specimens of the peepul tree—the sacred tree of India, massive as an English oak—and groves of mangoes.

From Project Gutenberg

Under the shade of a peepul, whose heart-shaped leaves sheltered him from the sun, sat a devotee staring fixedly into space with his lustreless eyes.

From Project Gutenberg

I hate the ‘peepul,’ ” reads one of the milder entries on the topic in his diaries, from which Mr. Gaddis quotes at entertaining length.

From New York Times