areca
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
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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
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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