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Definition of paan in English:

paan

noun

(also pan)
Indian

  • Betel leaves prepared and used as a stimulant.

    ‘a man sold paan outside the house’
    • ‘he always rolled his own paans’

Pronunciation

paan

/pän/ /pɑn/

Origin

Via Hindi from Sanskrit parṇa ‘feather, leaf’.