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cashew
[ kash-oo, kuh-shoo ]
noun
- a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters.
- Also called cashew nut. the small, kidney-shaped, edible nut of this tree.
cashew
/ kæˈʃuː; ˈkæʃuː /
noun
- a tropical American anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, bearing kidney-shaped nuts that protrude from a fleshy receptacle
- Also calledcashew nut the edible nut of this tree
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cashew1
1695–1705; < Portuguese cajú, aphetic variant of acajú < Tupi akaʾiu
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cashew1
C18: from Portuguese cajú, from Tupi acajú
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Example Sentences
Anacard, an′a-kard, n. the cashew-nut, the fruit of the Anacardium occidentale.
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There was one very curious, which they call maraon in Cuba, but papa says in Jamaica it is called cashew.
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The fleshy part is juicy, and somewhat like the cashew-apple, with a pleasant acidity added.
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He saw that Miss Beggs' small white teeth were crushing salted cashew nuts.
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Of the former the leaves are smooth and pointed; of the latter they are roundish, resembling those of the cashew.
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