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cashew

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. cashew (noun)
  2. cashew apple (noun)
  3. cashew family (noun)
  4. cashew lake (noun)
  5. cashew nut (noun)
  6. cashew nutshell liquid (noun)

cash·ew

noun \ˈka-(ˌ)shü, kə-ˈshü\

Definition of CASHEW

: 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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Origin of CASHEW

Portuguese cajú, acajú, from Tupi akajú
First Known Use: 1598

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