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noun
1.
a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters.
2.
Also called cashew nut. the small, kidney-shaped, edible nut of this tree.
Origin:
1695–1705; < Portuguese cajú, aphetic variant of acajú < Tupi akaʾiu
1695–1705; < Portuguese cajú, aphetic variant of acajú < Tupi akaʾiu
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Word Origin & History
cashew
1704, aphetic of Fr. acajou, from older Port. acajú from Tupi (Brazil) acajuba, name of the tree that produces the nut.
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