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

[Hindi bīṛī, from Sanskrit vīṭakam, vīṭikam, areca nut and spices rolled up in a betel leaf.]

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Examples

  • In India, for example, they use bidi, which is hand-rolled tobacco.

    Smoke Alarm 2008

  • A man smokes "bidi," or a small hand-rolled Indian cigarette in Allahabad, India, Monday.

    India in Photos 2010

  • Left, a man smokes a "bidi," or a small hand-rolled Indian cigarette in Allahabad, Monday.

    Snuffing Out Smoking 2010

  • Naidu's new studio was a model of discipline, cleanliness and one never found a cigarette or a 'bidi' butt thrown around the campus.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2010

  • 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

  • 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

  • Add new tag advertisements antismoking bidi celebraties

    GYM 2009 | Archive | February 2009

  • 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

  • Add new tag advertisements antismoking bidi celebraties

    GYM 2009 | Archive | April 2009

  • Add new tag advertisements antismoking bidi celebraties

    GYM 2009 | Archive | March 2009

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