gutka
gutka noun: a preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.
Noun
gutka (uncountable)
- A preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.
- ‘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.’2023, Radhika Iyengar, Fire on the Ganges, Fourth Estate, page 6
- A Hindi-speaking person.
gutka meaning in Hindi and Punjabi
gutka in Hindi
- preparation of areca nut and tobacco
- गुटका guṭkā
gutka in Punjabi
- gutka
- ਗੁਟਕਾ guṭkā
Forms of gutka
| alternative form | gutkha |
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Origin of gutka
Borrowed from Hindi गुटका (guṭkā).
Questions about gutka
- What does gutka mean?
- Gutka means a preparation of crushed areca nut, tobacco, catechu, paraffin, slaked lime and sweet or savoury flavourings, chewed recreationally in India.
- What is gutka in Hindi?
- Gutka in Hindi is गुटका (guṭkā). See Gutka meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is gutka?
- Gutka is a noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: gutka (page history and authors); ਗੁਟਕਾ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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