acajou

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acajou (“cashew”), from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi acaju or agapú (“mahogany”) or the same root as cashew.

Pronunciation

Noun

acajou (countable and uncountable, plural acajous)

  1. The cashew tree.
  2. A cashew nut.
  3. The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae.
  4. A moderate reddish brown that is slightly yellower and stronger than mahogany
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Translations

cashew tree — see cashew
cashew nut — see cashew nut
wood from trees of Meliaceae family — see mahogany

References

  1. ^ Lindberg, Christine A., ed. The Oxford College Dictionary. 2nd. New York: Spark Publishing, 2007.
  2. ^ “acajou”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese acaju.

Pronunciation

Noun

acajou m (plural acajous)

  1. cashew tree; also, its fruit
  2. mahogany tree; also, its timber

Further reading

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French acajou.

Noun

acajou m (plural acajous)

  1. (Jersey) mahogany

Synonyms

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia