playing area vs parcel

playing area and parcel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
playing area	Yes	No	No	No
parcel	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, parcel is a hypernym of playing area; that is, parcel is a word with a broader meaning than playing area:

Other hypernyms of playing area include parcel of land, piece of ground, piece of land, tract.

playing area (noun)	parcel (noun)
a piece of land prepared for playing a game	the allotment of some amount by dividing something
	a wrapped container
	a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
	an extended area of land

playing area (verb)	parcel (verb)
	make into a wrapped container
	cover with strips of canvas
	divide into parts