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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesanacardo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: anaˈkardo
"Gli anacardi sono ottimi tostati e salati."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An edible kidney-shaped nut rich in oil, produced by a tropical evergreen tree.
"She added a handful of roasted cashews to the stir-fry for an extra crunch." - 2
The tropical American tree that bears the cashew nut and the fleshy cashew apple.
"The farmer planted several cashew trees along the edge of the orchard."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Tupi-Guarani word 'acaju', meaning 'nut that produces itself'. Through Portuguese colonization, it entered European languages as 'caju' and later transformed into English as 'cashew' during the 16th century, referring to the kidney-shaped tropical tree nut.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cashew" is said worldwide
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noix de cajou
Transliteration: nwa də ka.ʒu
"Il grignote des noix de cajou pendant l'apéritif."
Cashewnuss
Transliteration: ˈkɛʃuˌnʊs
"Cashewnüsse sind eine gesunde Knabberei."
anacardo
Transliteration: anaˈkardo
"Gli anacardi sono ottimi tostati e salati."
anacardo
Transliteration: anaˈkaɾðo
"Compré una bolsa de anacardos en el mercado."
caju
Transliteration: kaˈʒu
"O suco de caju é muito refrescante no verão."
काजू
Transliteration: kā jū
"मीठाई में काजू का इस्तेमाल किया जाता है।"
腰果
Transliteration: yāo guǒ
"腰果是一种营养丰富的坚果。"
캐슈넛
Transliteration: kae-syu-neot
"그는 맥주와 함께 캐슈넛을 먹었다."
カシューナッツ
Transliteration: kashūnattsu
"カシューナッツは炒め物にぴったりです。"
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