areca
Spanish, noun/aˈɾeka/
areca is spelled A-R-E-C-A (5 letters) and appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish, the 220,080th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Areca is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “areca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Palma de tronco algo más delgado por la base que por la parte superior y con corteza surcada por multitud de…”.
What does areca mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineareca; betel palm (Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Palma de tronco algo más delgado por la base que por la parte superior y con corteza surcada por multitud de anillos, hojas aladas, hojuelas ensiformes y lampiñas, pecíolos anchos, flores dispuestas en espigada panoja y fruto del tamaño de una nuez común. 2. Fruto de esta planta. Se emplea en tintorería, y sirve en Filipinas para hacer buyo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of areca
- arecas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce areca?
- /aˈɾeka/
- [aˈɾe.ka]
- [aˈɾeka]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to areca
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is areca in Spanish?
areca appears about once in every 38 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).