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acajou

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?)

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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

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