Definition of bidi in English:
bidi
(also beedi, biri)
nounPlural bidisˈbiːdiːˈbēdē
(in South Asia) a type of cheap cigarette made of unprocessed tobacco wrapped in leaves.
（印度次大陆用树叶卷生烟草做成的）生烟卷
Example sentencesExamples
- Traditionally, the Sabars made their living from selling firewood and leaves from kendu trees, used to make hand-rolled cigarettes, called bidis.
- Every now and then the beedis and cigarettes would glow at random.
- Two new types of tobacco products that are increasingly being used by teenagers and young adults are cigars and small flavored cigarettes called bidis.
- Similar regulations regarding other health-impairing tobacco products which have been on the market for centuries, together with cigarettes and bidis should also be reinforced.
- History of smoking, duration and number of cigarettes / bidis smoked/day, height and weight were evaluated in each subject.
Origin
From Hindi bīḍi 'betel plug, cigar', from Sanskrit vīṭikā.