bidi


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bi·di

also bee·di  (bē′dē)
n. pl. bi·dis also bee·dies
A thin, often flavored Indian cigarette made of tobacco wrapped in a tendu leaf.

[Hindi bīṛī, from Sanskrit vīṭakam, vīṭikam, areca nut and spices rolled up in a betel leaf.]
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"There is a need to reduce consumption through higher taxation because tobacco in any form - bidi, cigarette or smokeless [snuff or chewing tobacco] - brings deadly health [consequences], and bidi, being the poor man's cigarette, is consumed more than [factory-made] cigarettes," said Rajika Jayatilake, an associate director of the US-based NGO, Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.
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Also, the leaf used to wrap bidis is denser than paper, thus smokers must inhale more deeply and more frequently to keep a bidi lit.
A greater proportion of community respondents reported heavy and past-month bidi use than school respondents.