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See also: Areca
English
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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
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areca on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - betel
- paan
References
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[edit]Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka) / Tamil அடைக்காய் (aṭaikkāy), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭaykkāy (“areca nut”).
Pronunciation
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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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- pt:Palm trees
- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eka
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- es:Palm trees