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See also: Areca
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka),[1] itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”).[2]
Noun[edit]
areca (plural arecas)
- Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
plant in the genus Areca
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See also[edit]
- areca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- betel
- paan
References[edit]
Anagrams[edit]
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka) / Tamil அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭaykkāy (“areca nut”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
areca f (plural arecas)
- areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)
- Synonym: arequeira
Descendants[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
areca f (plural arecas)
- areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “areca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- en:Palm trees
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- Portuguese 3-syllable words
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- pt:Palm trees
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eka
- Rhymes:Spanish/eka/3 syllables
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- es:Palm trees