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Maléku Jaíka
Noun
cajú
- cocoa
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caju, borrowed from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈxu/
- Rhymes: -u
- Syllabification: ca‧jú
Noun
cajú m (plural cajús or cajúes)
- (Chile, Argentina, Uruguay) cashew
- Synonyms: castaña de cajú, anacardo, marañón, merey, cajuil
Portuguese
Noun
cajú m (plural cajús)
- Prescribed spelling of caju under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not implemented; now a common misspelling.