suparin.

Brit.

/sʊˈpɑːri/, U.S.

/sʊˈpɑri/

Forms:

α. 1500s 1700s– supari, 1500s–1600s suparij, 1600s 1800s suparee, 1700s–1800s sooparee, 1800s soopari, 1900s– supaari, 1900s– suphari (rare), 1900s– supharie (Trinidad and Tobago).

β. 1800s soparee, 1800s– sopari.

γ. 1900s– shupari.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Gujarati. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Etymons: Dutch suparij; Hindi supārī; Gujarati sopārī; Bengali supāri.

Etymology: In α. forms originally < (i) Dutch suparij (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598) and in later use directly < its etymon (ii) Hindi supārī; in β. forms < its cognate (iii) Gujarati sopārī; in γ. forms < its cognate (iv) Bengali supāri (pronounced with initial /ʃ/), all in sense ‘betel nut, betel leaf’, probably ultimately < Sanskrit supāra salutary (originally ‘(of a river) safe to cross’) < su- well, good (see eu- comb. form) + an inflected form of pṛ- to convey across, assist (see fare v.¹). Compare paan n.

Chiefly South Asian.

A betel nut (areca nut); (also) the areca palm Areca catechu (now rare). Also: such nuts used as a masticatory, typically contained within a betel leaf (cf. paan n.). Also attributive.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > yielding masticatory products > [noun] > areca palm, nut, or leaf

areca1588

faufel1594

drunken date1597

supari1598

pinang1606

betel nut1681

monkey-face1700

betel palm1861

catechu palm1866

the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > areca palms

areca1588

faufel1594

drunken date1597

pinang1606

cabbage tree1661

betel-tree1681

mountain cabbage1681

cabbage palm1770

cabbage palmetto1802

betel palm1861

catechu palm1866

supari1904

1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies 107/1 Because of their bitternesse they are eaten with a certaine kinde of fruit which the Malabares and Portingales call Arecca, the Gusurates and Decanijns, Suparij [Du. suparij], and the Arabians Fauffel.

1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 28 Sneezing-powder is not more frequent with the Irish, than chawing Arec, (by Arab and Indians call'd Tauffet and Suparee) is with these Savages.

1798 J. Gilchrist Oriental Linguist 110/1 Sooparee, beetle nut.

1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 214 Is it meant that..one would..find..a high degree of devotion in standing twelve years on one's head, imbedded in supári leaves?

1890 D. Davidson Mem. Long Life iii. 43 The hamals..regaling themselves..by chewing their paun leaf and suparee.

1904 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 1 Sept. 186/1 This slender, graceful palm, Areca Catechu, called by the natives of India ‘gua’ or ‘supari’, is an object of extensive culture.

1916 R. V. Russell Tribes & Castles Central Provinces India II. 521 If a man requires a love-charm he should steal a supāri or areca-nut from the bazār at night.

1984 P. Chapman Indian Restaurant Cookbk. i. 26 In some of the Asian communities in Britain you can now obtain paan and the raw ingredients to make it—supari.

2004 Asian Age 15 June (London ed.) 10/6 Paan Rasmalai, plated with supari and fresh beetle leaves..are a must try.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	supari
释义	suparin. Brit. /sʊˈpɑːri/, U.S. /sʊˈpɑri/ Forms: α. 1500s 1700s– supari, 1500s–1600s suparij, 1600s 1800s suparee, 1700s–1800s sooparee, 1800s soopari, 1900s– supaari, 1900s– suphari (rare), 1900s– supharie (Trinidad and Tobago). β. 1800s soparee, 1800s– sopari. γ. 1900s– shupari. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Dutch. Partly a borrowing from Hindi. Partly a borrowing from Gujarati. Partly a borrowing from Bengali. Etymons: Dutch suparij; Hindi supārī; Gujarati sopārī; Bengali supāri. Etymology: In α. forms originally < (i) Dutch suparij (1596 in the passage translated in quot. 1598) and in later use directly < its etymon (ii) Hindi supārī; in β. forms < its cognate (iii) Gujarati sopārī; in γ. forms < its cognate (iv) Bengali supāri (pronounced with initial /ʃ/), all in sense ‘betel nut, betel leaf’, probably ultimately < Sanskrit supāra salutary (originally ‘(of a river) safe to cross’) < su- well, good (see eu- comb. form) + an inflected form of pṛ- to convey across, assist (see fare v.¹). Compare paan n. Chiefly South Asian. A betel nut (areca nut); (also) the areca palm Areca catechu (now rare). Also: such nuts used as a masticatory, typically contained within a betel leaf (cf. paan n.). Also attributive. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > yielding masticatory products > [noun] > areca palm, nut, or leaf areca1588 faufel1594 drunken date1597 supari1598 pinang1606 betel nut1681 monkey-face1700 betel palm1861 catechu palm1866 the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > areca palms areca1588 faufel1594 drunken date1597 pinang1606 cabbage tree1661 betel-tree1681 mountain cabbage1681 cabbage palm1770 cabbage palmetto1802 betel palm1861 catechu palm1866 supari1904 1598 W. Phillip tr. J. H. van Linschoten Disc. Voy. E. & W. Indies 107/1 Because of their bitternesse they are eaten with a certaine kinde of fruit which the Malabares and Portingales call Arecca, the Gusurates and Decanijns, Suparij [Du. suparij], and the Arabians Fauffel. 1638 T. Herbert Some Yeares Trav. (rev. ed.) 28 Sneezing-powder is not more frequent with the Irish, than chawing Arec, (by Arab and Indians call'd Tauffet and Suparee) is with these Savages. 1798 J. Gilchrist Oriental Linguist 110/1 Sooparee, beetle nut. 1849 E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 214 Is it meant that..one would..find..a high degree of devotion in standing twelve years on one's head, imbedded in supári leaves? 1890 D. Davidson Mem. Long Life iii. 43 The hamals..regaling themselves..by chewing their paun leaf and suparee. 1904 Jrnl. Hort., Cottage Gardener & Home Farmer 1 Sept. 186/1 This slender, graceful palm, Areca Catechu, called by the natives of India ‘gua’ or ‘supari’, is an object of extensive culture. 1916 R. V. Russell Tribes & Castles Central Provinces India II. 521 If a man requires a love-charm he should steal a supāri or areca-nut from the bazār at night. 1984 P. Chapman Indian Restaurant Cookbk. i. 26 In some of the Asian communities in Britain you can now obtain paan and the raw ingredients to make it—supari. 2004 Asian Age 15 June (London ed.) 10/6 Paan Rasmalai, plated with supari and fresh beetle leaves..are a must try. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1598
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