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Meaning of gutka | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.
    uncountable
  2. A Hindi-speaking person.
    India, derogatory, uncountable

Equivalents

Français gutka
हिन्दी गुटका

Examples

“‘It's the sight of melting flesh that is revolting,’ he says in Hindi. ‘That is why most Dom men drink⟳ alcohol or chew gutka.’”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

Gutknecht Gutkowski Gutland Gutless gutless wonder Gutlessness

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