areca

A1R1E1C3A1
/əˈriːkə//ˈærɪkə/

noun

Any member of the genus Areca of about fifty species of single-stemmed palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests.

OriginMalayalam അടയ്ക്ക ← Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy →
UncommonScrabble 7
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

nounareca (plural arecas)

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.

Origin

  1. Proto-Dravidian*aṭ-ay-kkāy“areca nut”
  2. Malayalamഅടയ്ക്ക
  3. Englishareca

Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”).

More words from Malayalam, Proto-Dravidian

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Hindi सुपारी
  • सुपारी (supārī)plant in the genus Areca
Irish airéic
  • airéicplant in the genus Areca
Malay pokok pinang
  • pokok pinangplant in the genus Areca
Polish areka
  • arekaplant in the genus Areca
Portuguese areca
  • arecaplant in the genus Areca
Russian aре́ка
  • aре́ка (aréka)plant in the genus Areca
Spanish areca
  • arecaplant in the genus Areca
Swahili mpopoo
  • mpopooplant in the genus Areca
Tamil பாக்கு
  • பாக்கு (pākku)plant in the genus Areca

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

arace
Cite this entry
APA

areca. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/areca

MLA

“areca.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/areca. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “areca,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/areca.

Source: areca on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.