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acaju

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Etymology

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    Borrowed from Old Tupi akaîu.[1] The preservation of initial A and the use for the mahogany wood were influenced by French acajou, in comparison to the doublet caju.

    Pronunciation

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    • Rhymes: -u
    • Hyphenation: a‧ca‧ju

    Noun

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    acaju m (plural acajus)

    1. (uncountable) acajou, mahogany (wood from the mahogany tree)
      Synonym: mogno
    2. mahogany (reddish-brown colour)
    3. Alternative form of caju (cashew)

    Adjective

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    acaju m or f (plural acajus)

    1. mahogany (having the colour of mahogany)

    Descendants

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    • Hunsrik: akaschu

    References

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    1. ^ Eduardo de Almeida Navarro (2013) “acaju”, in Dicionário de tupi antigo: a língua indígena clássica do Brasil [Dictionary of Old Tupi: The Classical Indigenous Language of Brazil] (overall work in Portuguese), São Paulo: Global, →ISBN, page 21, column 2

    Romanian

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    Etymology

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    Borrowed from French acajou.

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    acaju m or f or n (indeclinable)

    1. Reddish-brown, mahogany.

    Declension

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    invariable singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative
    indefinite acaju acaju acaju acaju
    definite
    genitive-
    dative
    indefinite acaju acaju acaju acaju
    definite

    Noun

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    acaju m (plural acaju)

    1. acajou (mahogany) tree
    2. acajou wood/mahogany
    3. reddish-brown, mahogany

    Declension

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    • Because of its unusual ending, this noun cannot be inflected normally. Inflected forms are often avoided.
    singular plural
    indefinite definite indefinite definite
    nominative-accusative acaju acajuul acaju
    genitive-dative acaju acajuului acaju
    vocative acaju