ビンロウジ

noun

areca nut

The seed of the areca palm, often chewed as a stimulant in parts of Asia. This is the botanical term.

See also: ビンロウジュ

• 檳びん榔ろう子じは、東とう南なんアジアで噛かみタバコの材ざい料りょうとして使つかわれる。

  Areca nut is used as an ingredient in chewing tobacco in Southeast Asia.

noun

betel nut

Colloquial term for the areca nut, often used when referring to its use in betel quid. In everyday language, ビンロウジ is more common than the formal 檳榔子.

• 市いち場ばでビンロウジを買かった。

  I bought betel nuts at the market.