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cashew
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cash·ew  (ksh, k-sh)
n.
1. A tropical American evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) widely cultivated for its edible nutlike kernels.
2. The kidney-shaped seed of this tree, eaten after roasting.

[Probably Portuguese acajú, from Tupi, from cajú, yellow fruit, acidic.]

cashew
Noun
an edible kidney-shaped nut [S American Indian acajū]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cashewcashew - tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
cashew nut, cashew - kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
Anacardium, genus Anacardium - type genus of the Anacardiaceae: cashew
nut tree - tree bearing edible nuts
2.cashewcashew - kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
edible nut - a hard-shelled seed consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell
Anacardium occidentale, cashew, cashew tree - tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
Translations

cashew [kæˈʃuː] n (also: cashew nut) → anacardo
cashew [kæˈʃuː] n (also: cashew nut) → noix f de cajou
cashew [kæˈʃuː] n (also: cashew nut) → Cashewnuss f
cashew [kæˈʃuː] n (also: cashew nut) → anacardio

cashew
n cashew [ˈkӕʃuː]
a type of small nut Is that a cashew?kasjoeneutشَجَرُ البَلاذُر الأمريكيкашуoříšek kešucashewnødder Chashewbaumείδος φιστικιούanacardonakarنوعی پستهcashewpähkinänoix de cajouאֶגוֹז קַשיוּकाजूorahkesu(dió)metekasíuhneta, nÿrnahnetaanacardio; acagiùカシューナッツ캐슈 너트anakardžio riešutasanakardijagajuscashewnootcashewnøttorzech nerkowcacajumahonорех кешьюoriešok kešuakažuindijski orahcashewnötมะม่วงหิมพานต์baladur fıstığı腰果樹,腰果кеш'юخشک پھل کی ایک قسمcây đào lộn hột
adj
a cashew nut.kasjoeبُنْدُق شَجَر البَلاذُر الأمريكيкашуkešucashew-Cashew-...που έχει σχέση με το συγκεκριμένο είδος φιστικιούanacardokašu-آکاژو؛ کاشوcashew-de cajouאֶגוֹז קַשיוּकाजूorašast plodkesu(dió)biji metenÿrna-, kasíu-di acagiùカシューのanakardžioanakardijas-gajuscashew-cashew-nerkowcowyde cajude mahonкешьюkešuakažujevindijskicashew-มะม่วงหิมพานต์baladur橘如樹的,腰果的кеш'юکاجوthuộc cây đào lộn hột

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