Phrase guide

betel palm

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An Asiatic palm, Areca catechu, whose seeds are betel nuts.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: areca palm, opeh

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

southeastern Asian palm bearing betel nuts (scarlet or orange single-seeded fruit with a fibrous husk)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Areca catechu

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: areca

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: فَوْفَل (fawfal) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Assamese: তামোল গছ (tamül gos) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Banggai: posos — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 檳榔 /槟榔 (bīngláng) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Finnish: arekapalmu — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Finnish: betelpalmu — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Finnish: pähkinäbetelpalmu — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • German: Betelpalme — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • German: Betelnusspalme — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • German: Arekapalme — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Hungarian: bételpálma — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Indonesian: pinang — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Japanese: 檳榔 (binrou) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Khmer: ស្លា (slaa) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Malay: pinang — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Paiwan: saviki — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Polish: areka — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Portuguese: areca — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Portuguese: arequeira — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Spanish: areca — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Swahili: mpopoo — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Tamil: பாக்கு (pākku) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Thai: หมาก (màak) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Tulu: ಬಜ್ಜೆಯಿ (bajjeyi) — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm
  • Vietnamese: cây cau — Areca catechu, an Asiatic palm