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cashew

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kash-oo, kuh-shoo]
    • /ˈkæʃ u, kəˈʃu/
    • /ˈkæʃ.uː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kash-oo, kuh-shoo]
    • /ˈkæʃ u, kəˈʃu/

Definitions of cashew word

  • countable noun cashew A cashew or a cashew nut is a curved nut that you can eat. 3
  • noun cashew a tropical American anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, bearing kidney-shaped nuts that protrude from a fleshy receptacle 3
  • noun cashew the edible nut of this tree 3
  • noun cashew a tropical evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) of the cashew family, with kidney-shaped, poisonous nuts, each at the end of an edible, pear-shaped receptacle (cashew apple), yielding oils used to make various resins, plastics, etc. 3
  • noun cashew the nut, edible after being roasted 3
  • adjective cashew designating a family (Anacardiaceae) of dicotyledonous trees, shrubs, and vines (order Sapindales), including the pistachio, mango, and sumac 3
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Origin of cashew

First appearance:

before 1695
One of the 49% oldest English words
1695-1705; < Portuguese cajú, aphetic variant of acajú < Tupi akaʾiu

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Parts of speech for Cashew

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Cashew

cashew popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Related words

  • cashew apple

    the soft, swollen, pear-shaped stalk of the cashew tree, to which a cashew nut is attached: used in preserves and wine.

  • acajou

    a type of mahogany used by cabinet-makers in France

  • anacardiaceous

    of, relating to, or belonging to the Anacardiaceae, a chiefly tropical family of trees and shrubs many of which have edible drupes. The family includes the cashew, mango, pistachio, and sumach

  • cashew family

    the plant family Anacardiaceae, typified by trees, shrubs, or vines having resinous and sometimes poisonous juice, alternate leaves, small flowers, and a nut or fleshy fruit, and including the cashew, mango, pistachio, poison ivy, and sumac.

  • american smoke tree

    a small tree, Cotinus obovatus, of the cashew family, of the central southern U.S., having yellowish flowers and clusters of fleshy fruit with silky plumes.

  • amugis

    a Philippine tree, Koordersiodendron pinnatum, of the cashew family.
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