pinang

The fruit, of which the varieties are numerous (such as pinang betul, pinang ambun, and pinang wangi), is in its outer coat about the size of a plum; the nut something less than that of the nutmeg but rounder.

The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795

The best cattle were killed and the meat salted and sun-dried; and abundance of red peppers and sweet potatoes were gathered; and the tall pinang-trees were climbed for the spicy betel nut, the sirih-leaf was tied up in bundles, and every man filled his tobacco pouch and lime box to the brim, so that he might not want any of the materials for chewing the refreshing betel during the journey.

The Malay Archipelago 2004

Then she spread out a new mat for him, and brought out the _pinang_ and _sireh_, and bade him be seated as she wished to have a chat with him.

Children of Borneo Edwin Herbert Gomes

The contents of the little basket, used to discover the will of the higher powers, is chewed by those present just as other _pinang_ and

Children of Borneo Edwin Herbert Gomes

[5] The Malay name for the betel, the aromatic leaves of which are chewed along with the pinang or areca nut, a little pure lime, and various spices.

The Expedition to Borneo of H.M.S. Dido For the Suppression of Piracy Henry Keppel

Great was my surprise to find myself facing an attractive little pasang-grahan, lying on grassy, level ground at almost the same height as the tops of the cocoanut and pinang palms on the other side of the river.

Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Carl Lumholtz 1886

Pinang, from the pinang or areca-palm, is the proper name of the island, but out of compliment to George IV. it was called Prince of Wales Island.

The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither Isabella Lucy 1883

The custom of areca-nut chewing has been so often described that I will only remind the reader that the nut is the produce of a graceful and slender palm, which flourishes under cultivation in all Malayan countries and is called by Malays _pinang_.

British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo 1884

The areca, or pinang-nut, and the betel, are used almost universally, chewed with lime, the lime, -- being dyed with turmeric, which imparts to it a rich vermilion tint; the areca-nut is also used in dying cotton thread.

The English Governess at the Siamese Court Being Recollections of Six Years in the Royal Palace at Bangkok Anna Harriette Leonowens 1874

The best cattle were killed and the meat salted and sun-dried; and abundance of red peppers and sweet potatoes were gathered; and the tall pinang-trees were climbed for the spicy betel nut, the sirih-leaf was tied up in bundles, and every man filled his tobacco pouch and lime box to the brim, so that he might not want any of the materials for chewing the refreshing betel during the journey.

The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868