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beteela

beteela noun: a type of muslin from the East Indies, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.

Noun

beteela (countable and uncountable, plural beteelas)

  1. (obsolete) A type of muslin from the East Indies, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.

Forms of beteela

pluralbeteelas
alternative formbetteela

Origin of beteela

Possibly from Portuguese beatilha.

Questions about beteela

What does beteela mean?
Beteela means a type of muslin from the East Indies, formerly used for cravats, veils, etc.
What part of speech is beteela?
Beteela is a noun.
What is the plural of beteela?
The plural of beteela is beteelas.

Words near beteela in the dictionary

  1. Bete Bolong North
  2. beteach
  3. beteaches
  4. beteaching
  5. betear
  6. beteela
  7. beteelas
  8. beteem
  9. beteemed
  10. beteeming
  11. beteems

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