areca
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areca
- /əˈriːkə/
- /ˈærɪkə/
Where it comes from
Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”).
noun arecas
- Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.
Translations
Talk about this word "areca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/areca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. areca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/areca "areca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/areca.Cite this
@misc{areca_2026,
title = {areca},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/areca},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
