🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

anacardo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: anaˈkardo

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cashew/ˈkæʃ.uː/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14200 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Gli anacardi sono ottimi tostati e salati."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 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. 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 Portuguese word 'caju', which comes from the Tupi word 'acaiu'. The term entered the English language in the late 16th century via trade and exploration, referring both to the kidney-shaped nut and the tropical tree that produces it.

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