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cash·ew
(kăsh′o͞o, kə-sho͞o′)n.
1. A tropical American evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) widely cultivated for its edible seeds.
2. The kidney-shaped seed of this tree.
[Probably Portuguese acajú, from Tupí, from cajú, yellow fruit, acidic.]
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cashew
(ˈkæʃuː; kæˈʃuː)n
1. (Plants) a tropical American anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, bearing kidney-shaped nuts that protrude from a fleshy receptacle
2. (Plants) Also called: cashew nut the edible nut of this tree
[C18: from Portuguese cajú, from Tupi acajú]
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cash•ew
(ˈkæʃ u, kəˈʃu)n.
1. a tropical American tree, Anacardiumoccidentale, with leathery leaves and yellowish pink flowers in open clusters.
2. Also called cash′ew nut`. the small, kidney-shaped, edible nut of this tree.
[1695–1705; < Portuguese cajú]
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| Noun | 1. |  cashew - tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roastedcashew 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. |  cashew - kidney-shaped nut edible only when roastededible 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 |
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Translations
بُنْدُق شَجَر البَلاذُر الأمريكيشَجَرُ البَلاذُر الأمريكيكَاجُو
kešukešúoříšek kešú
cashewnødcashew-
cashewpähkinä
indijski oraščić
kesu
kasíuhneta, nÿrnahnetanÿrna-, kasíu-
カシューナッツ
캐슈
anakardžio riešutas
anakardija
cajucastanha de caju
oriešok kešu
cashewnöt
เมล็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์
baladurbaladur fıstığıHint fıstığı
cây điều
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cashew
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cashew
(ˈkӕʃuː) noun a type of small nut. Is that a cashew?
adjectivea cashew nut.
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cashew
→ كَاجُو kešu cashewnød Cashewnuss φιστίκι κάσιους anacardo cashewpähkinä noix de cajou indijski oraščić anacardio カシューナッツ 캐슈 cashewnoot cashew-nøtt nerkowiec caju кешью cashewnöt เมล็ดมะม่วงหิมพานต์ Hint fıstığı cây điều 腰果Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
cashew
n anacardoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.