cajú

See also: caju

Maléku Jaíka

Noun

cajú

1. cocoa

Portuguese

Noun

cajú m (plural cajús)

1. prescribed spelling of caju under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not effectively implemented; now a common misspelling

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caju, borrowed from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈxu/ [kaˈxu]
  • Syllabification: ca‧jú

 

• IPA^(key): (Uruguay, sometimes Argentina) /kaˈʝu/ [kaˈʝu]

• IPA^(key): (Uruguay, sometimes Argentina) /kaˈʝu/ [kaˈʝu] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): (Uruguay, sometimes Argentina) /kaˈʃu/ [kaˈʃu] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): (Uruguay, sometimes Argentina) /kaˈʒu/ [kaˈʒu] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

cajú m (plural cajúes or cajús)

1. (Chile, Rioplatense) cashew

   Synonyms: castaña de cajú, anacardo, marañón, merey, cajuil