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  • añu
    añu
    noun
    a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.
  • Anu
    Anu
    noun
    the Akkadian god of heaven.
  • ANU
    ANU
    abbreviation
    Australian National University

añu

1 American  
[ah-nyoo] / ˈɑ nju /
Or anu,

noun

  1. a twining herb, Tropaeolum tuberosum, of the nasturtium family, found in the Andes, having edible tubers and large flowers with yellow petals and red spurs.

  2. the tuber of this plant.


Anu 2 American  
[ah-noo] / ˈɑ nu /

noun

  1. the Akkadian god of heaven.


ANU 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Australian National University

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Anu 2 British  
/ ˈɑːnuː /

noun

  1. Babylonian myth the sky god

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of añu

From Quechua

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In May, JPMorgan announced a reshuffling of its investment-banking division and named ⁠Charlie Bouckaert as its global head of M&A, succeeding Anu Aiyengar.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

Anu reveals that the musician has written several songs while living in the home.

From MarketWatch Mar. 17, 2026

Glutality’s court-appointed restructuring manager, Anu Pardeshi, is conducting a separate, parallel investigation into possible financial misconduct, including fraudulent transfers by the venture’s former executives, according to the filings.

From Barron's Mar. 4, 2026

Displaced Parvati heads back to the palmy beach village of her youth, Prabha and Anu tagging along with her things.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 15, 2024

"So, Anu, are you helping me become a citizen or not?"

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

Using data from the Australian Sports Commission, a government agency, the ANU study estimates there are more than 720,000 active adult surfers in the country.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2024

A previous ANU study found waves off the town of Mundaka in northern Spain vanished because of changes to a sand bar after dredging in a nearby river.

From BBC Sep. 5, 2024

"All this light comes from a hot accretion disc that measures seven light-years in diameter. This must be the largest accretion disc in the Universe," said ANU PhD student and co-author Samuel Lai.

From BBC Feb. 20, 2024

"We found that manipulating the Zeb2 gene disrupted the creation of ABCs in the immune system," study co-author Professor Ian Cockburn, from The ANU John Curtin School of Medical Research, said.

From Science Daily Feb. 8, 2024

ANU, EA, who is here called NUDIMMUD, and others.

From The Babylonian Legends of the Creation by Budge, E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis), Sir

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