arecan.

/ˈarɪkə/

Forms: 1500s archa, arreca, 1600s arrequa, arecca, 1700s areka, 1800s areeka, 1600s– areca; also 1600s areque, arek, 1700s areek, 1800s arak. Aphetic 1600s racka.

Etymology: < Portuguese areca, < Malayalam áḍekka, = Kannada áḍike, Tamil áḍaikāy, < aḍai denoting close arrangement of the cluster + kāy nut, fruit (Bishop Caldwell). The accent is on the first syllable in all the languages.

Name of the tree and fruit of a genus of palms, of which one species ( A. Catechu) bears nuts of the size of a nutmeg, which many inhabitants of South-East Asia roll up with a little lime in the leaves of the betel, and chew, thereby tingeing their teeth and saliva red.

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the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > areca palms

areca1588

faufel1594

drunken date1597

pinang1606

cabbage tree1661

betel-tree1681

mountain cabbage1681

cabbage palm1770

cabbage palmetto1802

betel palm1861

catechu palm1866

supari1904

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > yielding masticatory products > [noun] > areca palm, nut, or leaf

areca1588

faufel1594

drunken date1597

supari1598

pinang1606

betel nut1681

monkey-face1700

betel palm1861

catechu palm1866

the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > chewing nuts

areca1588

betel nut1681

cola1795

1510 L. di Varthema Itin. f. lii^v Larboro de dicto Coffolo se chiama Arecha.]

1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 12^v Greate quantity of Archa..which fruict they eat..with the leafe of an hearbe which they call Bettell.

1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 262 Cocos, figges, arrecaes, and other fruits.

1615 J. Loiseau de Tourval tr. H. de Feynes Exact Surv. E. Indies 39 The fruit..called Areque.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. 1157 This Arrequa..maketh men almost drunke.

1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes iii. 304 Their lading..was principally dryed Coco Nuts..and Racka Nuts.

1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant (1737) II. lxvii. 101 The Areek is a fruit which grows in thick bunches.

a1785 A. Parsons Trav. (1808) xii. 259 Arak nuts, wrapped in beetle leaf.

1871 S. Mateer Travancore 56 The thick, leather-like leaf sheath of the areca palm tree.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	areca
释义	arecan. /ˈarɪkə/ Forms: 1500s archa, arreca, 1600s arrequa, arecca, 1700s areka, 1800s areeka, 1600s– areca; also 1600s areque, arek, 1700s areek, 1800s arak. Aphetic 1600s racka. Etymology: < Portuguese areca, < Malayalam áḍekka, = Kannada áḍike, Tamil áḍaikāy, < aḍai denoting close arrangement of the cluster + kāy nut, fruit (Bishop Caldwell). The accent is on the first syllable in all the languages. Name of the tree and fruit of a genus of palms, of which one species ( A. Catechu) bears nuts of the size of a nutmeg, which many inhabitants of South-East Asia roll up with a little lime in the leaves of the betel, and chew, thereby tingeing their teeth and saliva red. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > trees and shrubs > non-British trees or shrubs > palm trees > [noun] > areca palms areca1588 faufel1594 drunken date1597 pinang1606 cabbage tree1661 betel-tree1681 mountain cabbage1681 cabbage palm1770 cabbage palmetto1802 betel palm1861 catechu palm1866 supari1904 the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular medicinal plants or parts > yielding masticatory products > [noun] > areca palm, nut, or leaf areca1588 faufel1594 drunken date1597 supari1598 pinang1606 betel nut1681 monkey-face1700 betel palm1861 catechu palm1866 the world > food and drink > food > fruit and vegetables > fruit or a fruit > nut > [noun] > chewing nuts areca1588 betel nut1681 cola1795 1510 L. di Varthema Itin. f. lii^v Larboro de dicto Coffolo se chiama Arecha.] 1588 T. Hickock tr. C. Federici Voy. & Trauaile f. 12^v Greate quantity of Archa..which fruict they eat..with the leafe of an hearbe which they call Bettell. 1599 R. Fitch in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 262 Cocos, figges, arrecaes, and other fruits. 1615 J. Loiseau de Tourval tr. H. de Feynes Exact Surv. E. Indies 39 The fruit..called Areque. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes ii. 1157 This Arrequa..maketh men almost drunke. 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes iii. 304 Their lading..was principally dryed Coco Nuts..and Racka Nuts. 1702 W. J. tr. C. de Bruyn Voy. Levant (1737) II. lxvii. 101 The Areek is a fruit which grows in thick bunches. a1785 A. Parsons Trav. (1808) xii. 259 Arak nuts, wrapped in beetle leaf. 1871 S. Mateer Travancore 56 The thick, leather-like leaf sheath of the areca palm tree. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1588
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