Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A thin, often flavored Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf.
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- noun a
beedi
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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In India, for example, they use bidi, which is hand-rolled tobacco.
Smoke Alarm 2008
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A man smokes "bidi," or a small hand-rolled Indian cigarette in Allahabad, India, Monday.
India in Photos 2010
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Left, a man smokes a "bidi," or a small hand-rolled Indian cigarette in Allahabad, Monday.
Snuffing Out Smoking 2010
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Naidu's new studio was a model of discipline, cleanliness and one never found a cigarette or a 'bidi' butt thrown around the campus.
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Mukesh Gupta/Reuters A farmer smoked a bidi, an Indian leaf cigarette, near the northern Indian city of Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir,.
India in Pictures 2011
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A farmer smoked a bidi, an Indian leaf cigarette, firemen attempted to extinguish a fire on a train, Amitabh Bachchan held his newly-born granddaughter, and more.
India in Pictures 2011
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As I wrote this, I felt compelled to bidi-bidi-bidi and my husband is now looking at me strangely.
MIND MELD: SciFi TV Shows That Deserve A Remake (with Videos) 2010
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