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areca

UK/əˈriːkə/ US/ˈærɪkə/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of several tall tropical palms native to southeastern Asia having egg-shaped nuts

Origin

Via Portuguese from Malayalam അടയ്ക്ക (aṭaykka), itself from Proto-Dravidian *aṭ-ay-kkāy (“areca nut”).

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