Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beetle nut

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: beetle nut
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of betel nut.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Among other things, he gave them his opinion, "that it was the encroachments made upon the Nabob's prescriptive rights, by the Governor and Council, and the rest of the servants in Bengal trading in the articles of salt, beetle-nut and tobacco, which had greatly contributed to hasten and bring on the troubles with the Nabob Coffim Ally Khawn."
"No longer ago than the fixth century it contained thirty thousand shops and stalls where beetle-nut was sold*."
"Your Committee find, That is the last Regulation in the Books and Correspondence of the Company respecting Duties on Salt, Beetle Nut, or Tobacco."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

beetle nuts (plural)

Questions

What does beetle nut mean?: Obsolete spelling of betel nut.

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