different between cashew vs acajou

English

Etymology

Shortening of French acajou, from Portuguese acaju, from Tupian acajuba or aka'iu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kæ?u?/, /?kæ?ju?/, /k???u?/
• Homophone: cachou

Noun

cashew (plural cashews)

1. A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.

   Synonym: acajou
2. A cashew nut.

Derived terms

• cashew apple
• cashew nut
• wild cashew (Anacardium excelsum or Anacardium giganteum)
• cashew tree
• cashew bird

Translations

Further reading

• cashew on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Chewas

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French acajou (“cashew”), from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi acaju or agapú (“mahogany”) or the same root as cashew.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æ.k?.?u?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æ.k???u/, /?æ.k??d??u/, /a.ka??u/

Noun

acajou (countable and uncountable, plural acajous)

1. The cashew tree. [From the late 16th century.]
2. A cashew nut. [From the late 16th century.]
3. The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae.
4. A moderate reddish brown that is slightly yellower and stronger than mahogany (Can we add an example for this sense?)

Translations

References

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese acaju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ka.?u/

Noun

acajou m (plural acajous)

1. cashew tree; also, its fruit
2. mahogany tree; also, its timber

Further reading

• “acajou” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French acajou.

Noun

acajou m (plural acajous)

1. (Jersey) mahogany

Synonyms

• méaguinné