# paan

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɑːn/ · frequency rank #92,970

## Definitions
1. A psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi पान (pān).
Possible doublet of fern via Proto-Indo-European *pornóm.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/paan