CASHEW


Meaning of CASHEW in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈka-(ˌ)shü, kə-ˈshü ]

noun

Etymology: Portuguese cajú, acajú, from Tupi akajú

Date: 1598

: a tropical American tree ( Anacardium occidentale of the family Anacardiaceae, the cashew family) grown for a phenolic oil and the edible kernel of its nut and for a gum from its stem ; also : cashew nut

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