gutka

English

Alternative forms

• gutkha

Etymology

Etymology tree

Prakrit *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭa)?

Sanskrit गुटिका (guṭikā)bor.?

Hindi गुटका (guṭkā)bor.

English gutka

Borrowed from Hindi गुटका (guṭkā).

Noun

gutka (uncountable)

1. A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.
   • 2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 6:

     ‘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.’

Translations

preparation of areca nut and tobacco

• Hindi: गुटका m (guṭkā)