pinang
noun
the betel palm or its nut.
pinang
1 American
[pi-nang]
/ pɪˈnæŋ /
noun
Pinang
2
American
[pi-nang, -nahng]
/ pɪˈnæŋ, -ˈnɑŋ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of pinang
Borrowed into English from Malay around 1655–65
Example Sentences
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These laws are called huhum pinang àn,—from depang àn, to eat—law or sentence to eat.
From John Rutherford, the White Chief by Craik, George Lillie
Then she spread out a new mat for him, and brought out the pinang and sireh, and bade him be seated as she wished to have a chat with him.
From Children of Borneo by Gomes, Edwin Herbert
All the preparation consists in spreading on the sirih leaf a small quantity of the chunam and folding it up with a slice of the pinang nut.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
Then the medicine women are whirled round in the cone, and one by one they fall into a faint, to be recovered by fanning with the pinang blossom.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
He stopped the annual payment to Majapahit of one jar of pinang juice, a useless commodity though troublesome to collect.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
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