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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAreca
/əˈriːkə/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A genus of tropical feather palms, notably including the betel nut palm.
"The areca palm provides shade and produces nuts often wrapped in betel leaves."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Portuguese adoption of the Kannada word adike, referring to the betel nut palm.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Areca" is said worldwide
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aréquier
Transliteration: arekje
"L'aréquier pousse abondamment dans les régions tropicales."
Arecapalme
Transliteration: arekapalme
"Die Arecapalme ist eine beliebte Zimmerpflanze."
areca
Transliteration: areca
"Molte persone usano l'areca come pianta ornamentale."
areca
Transliteration: areka
"La areca es una palmera elegante de hojas finas."
areca
Transliteration: areka
"A areca é amplamente cultivada em jardins tropicais."
सुपारी
Transliteration: supari
"सुपारी के पेड़ भारत के कई हिस्सों में पाए जाते हैं।"
槟榔树
Transliteration: bīnglángshù
"槟榔树通常生长在热带地区。"
빈랑나무
Transliteration: binrangnamu
"빈랑나무는 열대 지방에서 잘 자랍니다."
ビンロウ
Transliteration: binrou
"ビンロウは熱帯地域原産のヤシ科の植物です。"
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