"cachou" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkæʃuː/ Forms: cachous [plural]
Etymology: From French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu (“type of acacia”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|cachou}} French cachou, {{der|en|pt|cachu}} Portuguese cachu, {{der|en|ms|kacu||type of acacia}} Malay kacu (“type of acacia”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cachou (plural cachous)
  1. A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath. Categories (topical): Sweets
    Sense id: en-cachou-en-noun-rKyAjzEy Disambiguation of Sweets: 72 28 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
  2. A small metallic ball used as edible decoration on cakes etc.
    Sense id: en-cachou-en-noun-gGe-~NhD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: catechu

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for cachou meaning in English (2.2kB)

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