Later, a girl will put the betel into the bag of the boy she likes.

One spat betel into a cup he held in his hand.

For this role, she put on weight and even chewed betel.

The village is also known for her betel leaf production.

Betel is an important part of the economy in rural Bangladesh.

"How do you explain to an American that my mother used to sell betel nut?"

The palms of the hand are tied together and betel placed between them.

"For us the betel nut business is very symbolic of how life can go off track."

But evidence of the betel habit was no longer the most striking sight for the two Americans.

I had a mouth full of red betel juice.

The son accepts the betel quid which his mother offers him.

They are a community that grows and sells the betel leaf.

He would daily consume the best quality betel leaves and tobacco available at the time.

She resisted the urge to spit out the betel juice.

As a result of the neglect, the betel leaves grew alarmingly.

He spit out a red stream of betel nut juice.

Most, though, consume the dried variety of the nut by itself, without the betel leaves.

From the number of the betel nut the bridegroom's star is marked.

They produce Betel nut as well as black pepper too.

He stopped in a grove of betel nut palms, sat on the ground, and watched.

Her teeth were stained bright red by years of chewing betel nuts.

There she sees a stranger chewing betel in the guest-house.

Some scarce reports may suggest that betel leaf by itself has adverse health effects.

Agriculture is the chief occupation of the local population, with betel nut being the main crop.

Her teeth and mouth are stained red from the betel nut she has been chewing.