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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? kasjoeneut شَجَرُ البَلاذُر الأمريكي кашу oříšek kešu cashewnød der Chashewbaum είδος φιστικιού anacardo nakar نوعی پسته cashewpähkinä noix de cajou אֶגוֹז קַשיוּ काजू orah kesu(dió) mete kasíuhneta, nÿrnahneta anacardio; acagiù カシューナッツ 캐슈 너트 anakardžio riešutas anakardija gajus cashewnoot cashewnøtt orzech nerkowca caju mahon орех кешью oriešok kešu akažu indijski orah cashewnöt มะม่วงหิมพานต์ baladur fıstığı 腰果樹,腰果 кеш'ю خشک پھل کی ایک قسم cây đào lộn hột
adj
a cashew nut. kasjoe بُنْدُق شَجَر البَلاذُر الأمريكي кашу kešu cashew- Cashew-... που έχει σχέση με το συγκεκριμένο είδος φιστικιού anacardo kašu- آکاژو؛ کاشو cashew- de cajou אֶגוֹז קַשיוּ काजू orašast plod kesu(dió) biji mete nÿrna-, kasíu- di acagiù カシューの anakardžio anakardijas- gajus cashew- cashew- nerkowcowy de caju de mahon кешью kešu akažujev indijski cashew- มะม่วงหิมพานต์ baladur 橘如樹的,腰果的 кеш'ю کاجو thuộc cây đào lộn hột


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