"cashew" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkæʃuː/, /ˈkæʃjuː/, /kəˈʃuː/ Forms: cashews [plural]
Rhymes: -uː Etymology: Shortening of French acajou, from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi akaîu. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|acajou}} French acajou, {{der|en|pt|acaju}} Portuguese acaju, {{der|en|tpw|akaîu}} Old Tupi akaîu Head templates: {{en-noun}} cashew (plural cashews)
  1. A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples. Categories (lifeform): Nuts, Sumac family plants Synonyms: acajou Translations (tree): cachou (Afrikaans), kashu (Albanian), كَاجُو (kājū) [masculine] (Arabic), بَلَاذِر (balāḏir) (Arabic), բալատրենի (balatreni) (Armenian), kašu (Azerbaijani), кашу (kašu) [neuter] (Bulgarian), သီဟိုဠ် (sihuil) (Burmese), anacard [masculine] (Catalan), มะม่วงหิมพานต์ (má-mûuang-hǐm-má-paan) (Central Thai), 腰果樹 (Chinese Mandarin), 腰果树 (yāoguǒshù) (Chinese Mandarin), kešu oříšek [masculine] (Czech), cashew (Dutch), cachou (Dutch), akaĵuarbo (Esperanto), akaĵuujo (Esperanto), lääneanakard (Estonian), india nakrapuu (Estonian), munuaispuu (Finnish), cajou [masculine] (French), anacardier [masculine] (French), აკაჟუ (aḳažu) (Georgian), Kaschu [masculine] (German), Kaschubaum [masculine] (German), ανακάρδιο (anakárdio) [neuter] (Greek), कश्यु (kaśyu) (Hindi), kesudió (Hungarian), kesu (Hungarian), kesufa (Hungarian), anacardio [masculine] (Italian), カシュー (kashū) (Japanese), ស្វាយចន្ទី (svaay cantii) (Khmer), 캐슈 (kaesyu) (Korean), cassuvium [masculine] (Latin), индиски орев (indiski orev) [masculine] (Macedonian), mahabibo (Malagasy), gajus (Malay), കശുമാവ് (kaśumāvŭ) (Malayalam), anakardju (Maltese), keihū (Maori), хушны (xušny) (Mongolian), nerkowiec (Polish), caju [masculine] (Portuguese), cajueiro [masculine] (Portuguese), acaju (Romanian), anacardier [masculine] (Romanian), кешью́ (kešʹjú) [neuter] (Russian), kešu (Slovak), índijski [masculine] (Slovene), mahabibo (Somali), หัวครก (hǔua-krók) (Southern Thai), ยาร่วง (hǔua-krók) (Southern Thai), marañón [masculine] (Spanish), anacardo [masculine] (Spanish), merey [masculine] (Spanish), cajuil [masculine] (Spanish), cajú [masculine] (Spanish), cayú (Spanish), nuez de la India (Spanish), pepa (Spanish), mkorosho (Swahili), acajouträd [neuter] (Swedish), kasoy (Tagalog), முந்திரி (muntiri) (Tamil), ке́ш'ю (kéšʺju) [masculine] (Ukrainian), cây điều (Vietnamese), cây đào lộn hột (Vietnamese), cashiw (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-cashew-en-noun-SdwoEG1u Disambiguation of Nuts: 67 33 Disambiguation of Sumac family plants: 65 35 Disambiguation of 'tree': 100 0
  2. A cashew nut.
    Sense id: en-cashew-en-noun-0fB7moIK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cashew apple, cashew nut, cashew nutshell liquid, wild cashew (alt: Anacardium excelsum or Anacardium giganteum), cashew tree, cashew bird, Otaheite cashew

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          "ref": "2010, Dick Logue, 500 Low Glycemic Index Recipes, page 413",
          "text": "This is a spicy variation of Kung Pao Chicken using cashews rather than the more common peanuts.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
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        "A cashew nut."
      ],
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        [
          "cashew nut",
          "cashew nut"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæʃuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæʃjuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈʃuː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cachou"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cashew"
}
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    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms borrowed from French",
    "English terms derived from French",
    "English terms derived from Old Tupi",
    "English terms derived from Portuguese",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with homophones",
    "Rhymes:English/uː",
    "Rhymes:English/uː/2 syllables",
    "en:Nuts",
    "en:Sumac family plants"
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    {
      "word": "cashew apple"
    },
    {
      "word": "cashew nut"
    },
    {
      "word": "cashew nutshell liquid"
    },
    {
      "alt": "Anacardium excelsum or Anacardium giganteum",
      "word": "wild cashew"
    },
    {
      "word": "cashew tree"
    },
    {
      "word": "cashew bird"
    },
    {
      "word": "Otaheite cashew"
    }
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        "2": "fr",
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      },
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "pt",
        "3": "acaju"
      },
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      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
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    {
      "form": "cashews",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
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          "ref": "2002, P. K. Ray, Breeding Tropical and Subtropical Fruits, page 221",
          "text": "Soft-wood grafting and veneer grafting are successful in cashew.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Roger Martin, Tree-Kangaroos of Australia and New Guinea, page 106",
          "text": "Also known as the Native Cashew, it is a member of the Anacardiaceae, the same plant family to which the Cashew and Mango trees belong.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2007, Alice Kurian, K. V. Peter (series editor), Commercial Crops Technology (Horticulture Science; 8), page 63",
          "text": "Cashew (Anacardium occidental L.) is an export-oriented crop grown for its nuts, a true drupe.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples."
      ],
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        [
          "Anacardium occidentale",
          "Anacardium occidentale#Translingual"
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        [
          "Brazil",
          "Brazil"
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          "cashew nut"
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          "cashew apple",
          "cashew apple"
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        {
          "word": "acajou"
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations"
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        {
          "ref": "1996, Thomas Payne, “17: Nuts”, in Laszlo Somogyi, Diane M. Barrett, Y. H. Hui, editors, Processing Fruits, page 529",
          "text": "In some countries, cashews continue to be cracked manually although cracking machinery and other shelling mechanisms have been introduced.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2004, Frederic Rosengarten, Jr., The Book of Edible Nuts, page 46",
          "text": "The bland cashew is a fitting substitute for higher priced almonds to extend the nut texture. In baking, however, almonds are more suitable for cake decoration than cashews.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2010, Dick Logue, 500 Low Glycemic Index Recipes, page 413",
          "text": "This is a spicy variation of Kung Pao Chicken using cashews rather than the more common peanuts.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A cashew nut."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "cashew nut"
        ]
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæʃuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkæʃjuː/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kəˈʃuː/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uː"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "cachou"
    }
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    {
      "code": "af",
      "lang": "Afrikaans",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "cachou"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "kashu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "kājū",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "كَاجُو"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "balāḏir",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "بَلَاذِر"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "balatreni",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "բալատրենի"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "kašu"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "kašu",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кашу"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "sihuil",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "သီဟိုဠ်"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anacard"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "腰果樹"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "yāoguǒshù",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "腰果树"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "kešu oříšek"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "cashew"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "cachou"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "akaĵuarbo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "akaĵuujo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "lääneanakard"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "india nakrapuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "munuaispuu"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cajou"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anacardier"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "aḳažu",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "აკაჟუ"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kaschu"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Kaschubaum"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "anakárdio",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ανακάρδιο"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "kaśyu",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "कश्यु"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "kesudió"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "kesu"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "kesufa"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anacardio"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kashū",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "カシュー"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "svaay cantii",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ស្វាយចន្ទី"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "kaesyu",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "캐슈"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cassuvium"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "indiski orev",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "индиски орев"
    },
    {
      "code": "mg",
      "lang": "Malagasy",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "mahabibo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "gajus"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "kaśumāvŭ",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "കശുമാവ്"
    },
    {
      "code": "mt",
      "lang": "Maltese",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "anakardju"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "keihū"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "xušny",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "хушны"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "nerkowiec"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "caju"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cajueiro"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "acaju"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anacardier"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "kešʹjú",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "кешью́"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "kešu"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "índijski"
    },
    {
      "code": "so",
      "lang": "Somali",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "mahabibo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "marañón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "anacardo"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "merey"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cajuil"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "cajú"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "cayú"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "nuez de la India"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "pepa"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "mkorosho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "acajouträd"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "kasoy"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "muntiri",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "முந்திரி"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Central Thai",
      "roman": "má-mûuang-hǐm-má-paan",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "มะม่วงหิมพานต์"
    },
    {
      "code": "sou",
      "lang": "Southern Thai",
      "roman": "hǔua-krók",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "หัวครก"
    },
    {
      "code": "sou",
      "lang": "Southern Thai",
      "roman": "hǔua-krók",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "ยาร่วง"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "kéšʺju",
      "sense": "tree",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ке́ш'ю"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "cây điều"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "cây đào lộn hột"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "tree",
      "word": "cashiw"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cashew"
}

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