Definitions for arecas

arecas a·re·ca

Spelling: [uh-ree-kuh, ar-i-]
IPA: /əˈri kə, ˈær ɪ-/

Arecas is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 118 anagrams from letters in arecas (aacers).

Definitions for arecas

noun

  1. any tropical Asian palm of the genus Areca, as the betel palm.

Origin of arecas

1500-10; New Latin (earlier E spellings reflect Portuguese or F); all ultimately Malayalam aṭaykka

Examples for arecas

On the sand a lighted lamp is placed, with an areca nut by its side.

Branches of areca nuts and flowers adorned the posts and pillars.

The cocoanut palm is the most common and most valuable of this family of trees, and next to it is the areca.

The roots are sometimes used for chewing, as a substitute for areca.

The cocoa and areca palms become rare, and give place to the bamboo.

Their own country supplies them with betel and areca, but they have their tea from China and Japan.

He, at the same time, gave me a book for myself also written and painted by him, together with several purses for areca nut.

The fruit, when tender, is masticated like the areca catechu.

areca, a genus of lofty palms with pinnated leaves, and a drupe-like fruit enclosed in a fibrous rind.

This he places, with betel leaves and areca nuts, near the grave.

Word Value for arecas
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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