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): /ˈæ.kə.ʒuː/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈæ.kəˌʒu/, /ˈæ.kəˌd͡ʒu/, /a.kaˈʒu/

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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

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Translations

cashew tree — see cashew

cashew nut — see cashew nut

wood from trees of Meliaceae family — see mahogany

moderate reddish brown colour

• Greek: ακαζού (el) n (akazoú), καστανοκόκκινο n (kastanokókkino)

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese acaju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ka.ʒu/

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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 [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French acajou.

Noun

acajou m (plural acajous)

1. (Jersey) mahogany

Synonyms

• méaguinné