acajou
Americannoun
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the wood of any of several species of mahogany.
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the cashew tree, its nuts, or resin.
noun
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a type of mahogany used by cabinet-makers in France
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a less common name for cashew
Etymology
Origin of acajou
1715–25; < French < Portuguese acajú; see cashew
Example Sentences
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My furniture," he recorded, "just from Paris, was acajou and white and blue horse-hair.
From Fifth Avenue by Maurice, Arthur Bartlett
At the Puerto an old monastery was chosen for 'La Traviata:' the latter was realistic as Crabbe's poetry; even in bed the unfortunate 'Misled' one could not do without a certain truncated cylinder of acajou.
From To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir
Returning to the isle of St. John, both nations in separate encampments began to cut down acajou trees to hollow into canoes in place of those they had lost in the fight.
From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume III (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter
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