areca

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ə rēkə, ari-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
a•re•ca  (ə rēkə, ari-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Plant Biologyany tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.
  • Malayalam aṭaykka
  • Neo-Latin (earlier English sps. reflect Portuguese or French); all ultimately
  • 1500–10

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