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cachou (ˈkæʃuː, kæˈʃuː) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a lozenge eaten to sweeten the breath |
| 2. | another name for catechu |
| [C18: via French from Portuguese, from Malay kāchu] | |
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Cachou
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| a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| catechu, cachou or cutch (ˈkætɪˌtʃuː) | |
| —n | |
| See also gambier a water-soluble astringent resinous substance obtained from any of certain tropical plants, esp the leguminous tree Acacia catechu of S Asia, and used in medicine, tanning, and dyeing | |
| [C17: probably from Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin] | |
| cachou, cachou or cutch | |
| —n | |
| [C17: probably from Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin] | |
| cutch, cachou or cutch | |
| —n | |
| [C17: probably from Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin] | |
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