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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ARECA

From Portuguese, from Malayalam adekka.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ARECA

areca  [ˈærɪkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ARECA

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Areca is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ARECA MEAN IN ENGLISH?

areca

Areca

Areca is a genus of about 50 species of palms in the family Arecaceae, found in humid tropical forests from China and India, across the Malay Archipelago, to the Solomon Islands. The generic name Areca is derived from a name used locally on the Malabar Coast of India.

Definition of areca in the English dictionary

The definition of areca in the dictionary is any of various tall palms of the genus Areca, which are native to SE Asia and have white flowers and orange or red egg-shaped nuts.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ARECA


Africa
ˈæfrɪkə
America
əˈmɛrɪkə
amphitricha
æmˈfɪtrɪkə
Armorica
ɑːˈmɒrɪkə
erica
ˈɛrɪkə
esoterica
ˌɛsəʊˈtɛrɪkə
Mesoamerica
ˌmɛsəʊəˈmɛrɪkə
paprika
ˈpæprɪkə
peritricha
pəˈrɪtrɪkə
pricker
ˈprɪkə
ricker
ˈrɪkə
tricker
ˈtrɪkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ARECA

area code
area manager
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
area office
areach
aread
areal
areally
arear
areaway
Arecibo Observatory
arecoline
arede
arefaction
arefy
areg
areic
aren´t
arena
arena stage

WORDS THAT END LIKE ARECA

bibliotheca
caeca
ceca
epitheca
Fonseca
glyptotheca
Gulf of Fonseca
hydrotheca
hypotheca
ootheca
pinacotheca
rhamphotheca
rhinotheca
Seneca
spermatheca
spermatotheca
theca

Synonyms and antonyms of areca in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «areca» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ARECA

Find out the translation of areca to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of areca from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «areca» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

槟榔
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

areca
570 millions of speakers

English

areca
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुपारी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأريقة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

ареки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

areca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পূগ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

arec
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Arek
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Areca
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビンロウジュ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아레카
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing kono
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cau
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாக்கு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मुरुम
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

areka
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

areca
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Areca
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

ареки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

areca
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

του arec
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

areca
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

arekanötter
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

areca
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of areca

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ARECA»

The term «areca» is regularly used and occupies the 56.917 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ARECA» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «areca» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «areca» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about areca

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARECA»

Discover the use of areca in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to areca and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Tobacco and Areca Nut
The areca nut resembles tobacco in some ways. Like tobacco, it also contains many alkaloids, of which the most important is arecoline. These alkaloids like nicotine have stimulating effects on the human body. They are also probably addictive ...
V. M. Sivaramakrishnan, 2001
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Research on Tobacco in India, Including Betel Quid and Areca ...
It was found that chewing of areca nut/quid or pan masala (a commercial preparation of areca nuts, lime, catechu and undisclosed colouring, flavouring and sweetening agents) was directly related to OSF. Also, pan masala was chewed by a ...
Cecily Ray, 2003
3
Tea, Cardamoms and Areca Cultivation and Preparation in ...
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Alastair MacKenzie Ferguson, John Ferguson, 2012
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The Agronomy and Economy of Important Tree Crops of the ...
Table 1.3 Geographical Distribution of the Areca Species Country Species India Andaman Islands (India) Sumatra Areca catechu, Areca triandra, Areca latiloba Sri Lanka Areca catechu, Areca concinna Malaysia Areca catechu, Areca triandra , ...
K.P. Prabhakaran Nair, 2010
5
The Encyclopedia of Addictive Drugs
Areca nut users generally explain the experience as reducing hunger, tiredness, anxiety, and peevishness while increasing contentment and alertness — effects reminiscent of coca chewing. Some people simply use the quids as a cheaper ...
Richard Lawrence Miller, 2002
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Head and Neck Cancer: Multimodality Management
Areca nut is the seed of the fruit of the oriental palm Areca catechu. It is the basic ingredient of a variety of widely used chewed products. The consumption of areca nut is indigenous to India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Taiwan and ...
Jacques Bernier, 2011
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Palms of Southern Asia
ARECA, 29 Areca aliceae, 30 Areca augusta, 163 Areca banaensis, 136 Areca bifaria, 31 Areca borneensis, 30 Areca catechu, 29 Areca cathechu, 30 Areca concinna, 30 Areca curvata, 152 Areca dicksonii, 149 Areca disticha, 149 Areca ...
Andrew Henderson, 2009
8
Encyclopedia of House Plants
Palms Areca lutescens is the palm that is most frequently found on the house plant market. The palm is now correctly known as Chrysalidocarpus lutescens, hut it is still generally sold under the name Areca. The leaves of the young plants are ...
Nico Vermeulen, Richard Rosenfeld, 1999
9
Betel-quid and Areca-nut Chewing and Some Areca-nut-derived ...
Betel-quid and areca-nut chewing are widely practised in many parts of Asia and in Asian-migrant communities elsewhere in the world. There are hundreds of millions of users worldwide.
‎2004
10
CRC World Dictionary of Medicinal and Poisonous Plants: ...
(Areca mammillata Becc.; Areca mammillata var. mindanaoensis Becc.) Philippines. A small palm See Philipp. J. Sci. 14: 312. 1919 (Used as a vermifuge .) in the Philippines: pisa Areca triandra Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham. (Areca aliceae W. Hill ex F.
Umberto Quattrocchi, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARECA»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term areca is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Delegation of Areca Co-ops Meets Union Minister
Karwar: A delegation of areca marketing cooperative societies from Uttara Kannada and Shivamogga districts met Union Ministers Arun Jaitley ... «SahilOnline, Jul 15»
2
Chinese firm back to firm up purchase of tender arecanut for mouth …
MANGALURU: The Dragon eyeing tender areca nut from Karnataka is back for a second visit. After evincing interest to buy this horticultural ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
The scent of the Lama
However, their most intriguing creations are the soaps, packaged in local areca palm leaf trays, and marketed to 30 countries under Vijay's Holy ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Woman jumps into well with burning clothes, saves life
She got a small quantity of petrol from a bush cutting machine belonging to the owner, and poured into the hearth for drying the wet areca nut, ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
5
Virat, Sacred Fire, Flamboyance impress
Areca Wonder (A. Imran) 1-32, (1,400-600) 49. Jumped out smartly. Aizaan (Neeraj), Star Of The Track (Yash) 1-33, (1,400-600) 51. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
6
How these Mumbai chefs source rare ingredients for their cuisines
... sohsaw (organic garden fresh tomatoes), sonmynken synteng (local chillies) used for pickles, sohmarit (pepper), kwai (areca nut and betel ... «Mid-Day, Jul 15»
7
Yellow Leaf Disease Hits Farm Crops
IDUKKI: The areca nut trees and coconut trees in acres of farmland in Kanthalloor area near Marayur has been affected by Yellow Leaf disease ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
8
Farmer alleges atrocity by police, officials over land issue
"There is an adjacent kumki land where we have been growing rubber and areca and crops. In 1992, my mother Lakshmi and I filled form 50 ... «Daijiworld.com, Jul 15»
9
Ahmad Jauhari joins Taliworks board
... board of Big Tree Outdoor Sdn Bhd, Primeworks Studios Sdn Bhd, Kumpulan RZA Sdn Bhd, Raza Sdn Bhd, Astra Capital and Areca Capital. «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
10
Bursa stock market rally seen TEMPORARY
“What we are seeing now is just a rebound from an oversold position,” said Danny Wong, fund manager at Areca Capital, referring to both the ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»

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