Meanings
plural betel palms
- An Asiatic palm, Areca catechu, whose seeds are betel nuts.
Synonyms: areca palm, opeh
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn Asiatic palm, Areca catechu, whose seeds are betel nuts.
More synonyms by meaning
nounsoutheastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic فَوْفَل
- فَوْفَل (fawfal)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Chinese Mandarin 檳榔 /槟榔
- 檳榔 /槟榔 (bīngláng)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Finnish arekapalmu, betelpalmu
- arekapalmuAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
- betelpalmuAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
- pähkinäbetelpalmuAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
German Betelpalme, Betelnusspalme
- BetelpalmeAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
- BetelnusspalmeAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
- ArekapalmeAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Hungarian bételpálma
- bételpálmaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Indonesian pinang
- pinangAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Japanese 檳榔
- 檳榔 (binrou)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Malay pinang
- pinangAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Polish areka
- arekaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Portuguese areca, arequeira
- arecaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
- arequeiraAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Spanish areca
- arecaAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Swahili mpopoo
- mpopooAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Tamil பாக்கு
- பாக்கு (pākku)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Thai หมาก
- หมาก (màak)Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Vietnamese cây cau
- cây cauAreca catechu, an Asiatic palm
Cite this entry
betel palm. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20palm
“betel palm.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20palm. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “betel palm,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/betel%20palm.
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