"areca" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: arecas [plural]
Etymology: Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|pt|-}} Portuguese, {{der|en|ml|അടയ്ക്ക}} Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), {{der|en|dra-pro|*aṭ-ay-kkāy||areca nut}} Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} areca (plural arecas)
  1. Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests. Wikipedia link: areca Categories (lifeform): Palm trees Derived forms: areca nut, areca palm Related terms: betel, paan Translations (plant in the genus Areca): ကွမ်းသီးပင် (kwam:si:pang) (Burmese), सुपारी (supārī) [feminine] (Hindi), airéic [feminine] (Irish), ស្លា (slaa) (Khmer), pokok pinang (Malay), അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka) (Malayalam), areka [feminine] (Polish), areca [feminine] (Portuguese), areca [feminine] (Spanish), mpopoo (Swahili), பாக்கு (pākku) (Tamil), buai (Tok Pisin)

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