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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The South Americans chew the cocoa and mambee, and the eastern people the betel and areca, or, as they are called in the Malay language, sirih and pinang.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
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
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)
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
Rice is thrown on her and she is fanned with the pinang blossoms, but the women who attend to her only share her fate and also become senseless.
From The Pagan Tribes of Borneo by Haddon, Alfred C. (Alfred Cort)
The resort on Pinang Island later reported to the agency that the boat with 10 passengers had safely arrived later on Sunday night, but the boat that had left earlier had not been seen.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
Just months earlier, an almost identical aircraft operated by the Indonesian carrier Lion Air had crashed into the Java Sea on what should have been a routine flight from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2023
Tourists flying from abroad will still be able to arrive at Bali airport, as well as at Batam and Tanjung Pinang in the Riau Islands near Singapore.
From Reuters ● Feb. 7, 2022
The following morning, PK-LQP, operating as Lion Air flight 610, took off at 6:20AM local time on its way to Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia.
From The Verge ● May 2, 2019
A recent survey executed by Mr. Francis Lynch, under the orders of the government of Pulo Pinang, has made us more particularly acquainted with its size, its advantages, and defects.
From The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants by Marsden, William
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