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paan /pɑːn / (also pan)
noun [mass noun] Indian English betel leaves prepared and used as a stimulant:
a man sold paan outside the house
[count noun] he always rolled his own paans.
– ORIGIN via Hindi from Sanskrit parṇa feather, leaf.