cashew

[ kash-oo, kuh-shoo ]

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.

cashew

/ ˈkæʃuː; kæˈʃuː /

noun

1. a tropical American anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, bearing kidney-shaped nuts that protrude from a fleshy receptacle
2. Also calledcashew nut the edible nut of this tree

Word History and Origins

Origin of cashew¹

1695–1705; < Portuguese cajú, aphetic variant of acajú < Tupi akaʾiu

Word History and Origins

Origin of cashew¹

C18: from Portuguese cajú, from Tupi acajú

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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