sanlong kind of pepper plant the leaves of which are used for betelnut chewing

Part of Speech n3
    • kind of pepper plant the leaves of which are used for betelnut chewing
      • plants
      • Example 4177:
        Eara na tei me rara o kukan o kaku marai: marai suuna, sanlong, bara o marai to dao raara bono popogoro.
        We have three kinds of pepper: indigenous pepper, sanlong and the pepper that is called popogoro.
        Source: Sii 40W 059
      • Example 4179:
        O meho marai, a hena nae o sanlon, o marai bona o bebeahu, amaa meha na bebeahu vaantee batana bona 12 centimetre, amaa meha he amaa 10 centimetre, evehee o pogara mee.
        The other pepper whose name is sanlong, this pepper is long, some reach the length of 12 centimetres, while others are 10 centimetres long, but they are also thick.
        Source: Sii 40W 062-063

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  • See also:
    • marai pepper plant chewed with betel nut. It is dipped into the lime and chewed