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Definition: Areca |
ArecaNoun1. Any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Etymology: Areca \A*re"ca\, noun. [Canarese adiki: compare to Portuguese Spanish areca.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Health | A small genus of East Indian palms (Palmae) whose leaves and nuts yield arecoline. Its leaves and nuts have been used as masticatories, stimulants, and astringents in traditional medicine. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
The best-known member of the genus is A. catechu, the betel nut palm.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Areca."
Crosswords: Areca |
| English words defined with "areca": Areca catechu, areca nut ♦ Gambier, genus Areca. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "areca": Arecoline. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "areca": Cashoo. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Areca" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. Spanish (areca, betel nut). |
| "Areca" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 66.67% of the time. "Areca" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 66.67% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Noun (proper) | 33.33% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "areca": areca catechu ♦ areca nut ♦ genus Areca. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "areca": areca-box. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
areca palm | 66 |
areca catechu | 8 |
areca | 8 |
areca palm tree | 6 |
areca vestiaria | 5 |
areca care palm | 3 |
areca betel capsule nut | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "areca"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 檳 (the areca nut palm), 槟" . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | arecanoed (areca nut, betel nut), Kaffeboennebille (areca nut weevil, coffee bean weevil), betelnoed (areca nut, betel nut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | arecanoot (areca nut, betel nut), pinangnoot (areca nut, betel nut), koffiesnuitkevertje (areca nut weevil, coffee bean weevil), betelnoot (areca nut, betel nut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | kahvikärsäkäs (areca nut weevil, coffee bean weevil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
French | noix de bétel (areca nut), noix d'arec (areca nut), bruche des grains de café (areca nut weevil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Arekanuss (areca nut, betel nut), Kaffeebohnenkaefer (areca nut weevil, coffee bean weevil), Betelnuss (betel nut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καρύδι της αρέκας (areca nut, betel nut), καρύδι του βετέλ (areca nut, betel nut), βρούχος των κόκκων του καφέ (areca nut weevil, coffee bean weevil). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | aréka-pálma (areca palm), aréka-dió (areca-nut), bételpálma (areca palm), bétel-dió (areca-nut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pinang. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | noce di betel (areca nut, betel nut), noce di areca (areca nut, betel nut), noce di arec (areca nut, betel nut). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | アレカ椰子 (alexandrite, allegory, allegretto, allegro, allergen, allergy, alloc, allocate, allocation, aloe, aloha, aloha shirt, anchor, Anchorage, anchorman, ankh, anklet, areca palm, arrange, arrangement, arranger, arrow, hour, underground, underground money). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | アレカやし (areca palm). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arecaay noz de bétele (areca nut, betel nut), noz de areca (areca nut, betel nut). (various references) areca (betel nut). (various references) areka, bir tür palmiye. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Araecerus fasciculatus, Araeocerus fasciculatus. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "areca": arecas. (additional references) | |
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"Areca" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: abeca, abecca, Adreeja, aeac, aece, Agecat, Aircam, Ameca, Amecea, Amresco, arac, araca, Aracy, Arauca, Arca, arcae, Arcam, arec, Arechaga, Arecibo, Areeda, areic, arek, Arencon, arepa, areta, arica, arican, Arici, Aricia, Arikha, aroce, Arrecife, Artech, Aruca, Arunco, Awraka, crecca, Daroca, Farrucca, reca, Saruca, Varec. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "areca" (pronounced 'A*re"ca'): Anasarca, Arctisca, Asarabacca, Attacca, Baraca, Barranca, Bibliotheca, Bocca, Chachalaca, Chica, Cloaca, Coca, Cuca, Dactylotheca, Fistuca, Formica, Glyptotheca, Gnathotheca, Hierotheca, Hippobosca, Inca, Lactuca, Lectica, lorica, malacca, Manca, Mattowacca, Mesotheca, mica, Mollusca, Musca, Myrica, Noctiluca, Oca, Ootheca, paca, Pataca, Perca, Phoca, Phytolacca, Pica, Pinacotheca, Plica, Podotheca, Polacca, Portulaca, Postfurca, Quica, Raca, Rhamphotheca. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-c-e-r" | |
-1 letter: acre, area, care, race. | |
-2 letters: ace, arc, are, car, ear, era, rec. | |
-3 letters: aa, ae, ar, er, re. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-a-c-e-r" | |
+1 letter: arcade, arcane, arecas, caesar, camera, carafe, carate. | |
+2 letters: abreact, acarine, acerate, acerola, acreage, arcaded, arcades, archaea, arcuate, avarice, bearcat, cabaret, cadaver, caesars, caesura, caldera, camerae, cameral, cameras, carafes, caramel, carates, caravel, carcase, cardiae, carfare, carinae, carnage, carpale, cartage, cateran, caviare, ceramal, charade, craaled, earache, macaber, macabre, macrame, precava, raceway, scalare, teacart, trachea. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)41 72 65 63 61 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).- .-. . -.-. .- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000001 01110010 01100101 01100011 01100001 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)A r e c a |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0041 0072 0065 0063 0061 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3584716967 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Chinese | 字典 , 定義 , 定义, 翻译 | 汉语, 中 , 漢 , 中國 , kineser, kiinalainen, Chinois, Chinesisch, Κινέζος, κινέζικα, κινέζικοσ, κινέζοσ, σινικόσ, kínai, cinese, チフス菌 , チャイニーズ , chinês, chino, çinli, çince, çin ile ilgili, çin |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | 丹麦语, tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, dán, danese, dinamarquês, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | 菏蘭語 , 荷兰语, hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, holland, olandese, holandês, holandés, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | 芬蘭語 , 芬兰语, suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finn, finlandese, finlandês, finês, finlandés, finés, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | 法國 , 法文 , 法語 , 法语, ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francia, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | 德语, 德國 , 德文 , 德語 , tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, német, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, alemán, alman |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | 希腊语, 希臘語 , græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, görög, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum |
Hungarian | szótár, meghatározás, definíció, fordítás | 匈牙利语, 匈牙利語 , ungarer, Hongaarse, unkarilainen, hongrois, Ungar, Ούγγρος, magyar, ungherese, húngaro, macarca, macar |
Indonesian | 印度尼西亞語 , 印度尼西亚语, indoneser, Indonesisch, Indisch, Indonesiër, indonesialainen, indonésien, Indonesier, Ινδονήσιος, indonéz, indonesiano, インドネシア語 , インドネシア", indonésio, indonésia, indonesio, endonezya'ya ait, endonezyalı, endonezya dili, endonezya | |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | 意大利 , 意大利語 , 意大利语, italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, olasz, italiano, italyanca, italyan |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonés, Japonca |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | 日語 , 日语, 日本 , 日文 , 倭 , japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, japán, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, japonés, Japonca |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | 葡萄牙語 , 葡萄牙人 , 葡萄牙语, portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portugál, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | 西班牙語 , 西班牙文 , 西班牙语, Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spanyol, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | 土耳其語 , 土耳其, turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, török, turco, türkçe, türk |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | 英语, 英國 , 英文 , 英 , 英語 , englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, angol, inglese, inglês, inglés, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce |
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