areca
/əˈriːkə/
areca noun: any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.
Noun
areca (plural arecas)
areca meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam
areca in Hindi
- plant in the genus Areca
- सुपारी supārī
areca in Tamil
- plant in the genus Areca
- பாக்கு pākku
areca in Telugu
- the areca or betel-nut-palm, Areca catechu,
- పోక pōka
areca in Malayalam
- plant in the genus Areca
- അടയ്ക്ക aṭaykka
More languagesFewer languages
- areca in Kannada
- ಅಡಕೆ aḍake
- areca in Malay
- pokok pinang
- areca in Myanmar
- ကွမ်းသီးပင် kwam:si:pang
Forms of areca
| plural | arecas |
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Origin of areca
Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”).
Words formed from areca
Phrases with areca
Questions about areca
- What does areca mean?
- Areca means any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.
- What is areca in Hindi?
- Areca in Hindi is सुपारी (supārī). See Areca meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is areca?
- Areca is a noun.
- How do you pronounce areca?
- Areca is pronounced /əˈriːkə/.
- What is the plural of areca?
- The plural of areca is arecas.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: areca (page history and authors); పోక (Telugu) (page history and authors); ಅಡಕೆ (Kannada) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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