An·jou | \ ˈan-jü 
, -zhü \
, -zhü \variants:
or Anjou pear
Definition of Anjou
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a large pear that has usually yellowish-green skin and sweet, juicy, relatively firm flesh and is more or less egg-shaped with the base typically broader than the stem end
— called also d'Anjou
Anjou
geographical nameAn·jou | \ ˈan-ˌjü , äⁿ-ˈzhü \
, äⁿ-ˈzhü \Definition of Anjou (Entry 2 of 2)
1 region and former province of northwestern France in the Loire valley; capital Angers
2 former town in southern Quebec, Canada, that is now part of the city of Montreal
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The first known use of Anjou was in 1861
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