noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈkæʃuː/
/ˈkæʃjuː/
/kəˈʃuː/
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homophone: cachou
rhymes with -uː
CMU ARPABET:K AE1 SH UW2
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
Any tree of the genus Anacardium.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acajou
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A cashew nut.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cashew nut
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: edible nut
5
noun
Meaning 5
tropical American evergreen tree bearing kidney-shaped nuts that are edible only when roasted
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: cashew tree, Anacardium occidentale
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nut tree
History
Etymology
Reanalysis of French acajou as a + cajou, from Old Tupi akaîu. Doublet of acajou.
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
cachou
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Albanian:
kashu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Arabic:
كَاجُو
(kājū)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Arabic:
بَلَاذِر
(balāḏir)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Armenian:
բալատրենի
(balatreni)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Azerbaijani:
kašu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Bulgarian:
кашу
(kašu)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Burmese:
သီဟိုဠ်
(sihuil)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Catalan:
anacard
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Chinese Mandarin:
腰果樹 /腰果树
(yāoguǒshù)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Czech:
kešu oříšek
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Dutch:
cashew
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Dutch:
cachou
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Dutch:
kasjoe
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Esperanto:
akaĵuarbo
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Esperanto:
akaĵuujo
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Estonian:
lääneanakard
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Estonian:
india nakrapuu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Finnish:
munuaispuu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
French:
cajou
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
French:
anacardier
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Georgian:
აკაჟუ
(aḳažu)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
German:
Kaschu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
German:
Kaschubaum
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Greek:
ανακάρδιο
(anakárdio)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Gujarati:
કાજુ
(kāju)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Hindi:
काजू
(kājū)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Hungarian:
kesudió
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Hungarian:
kesu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Hungarian:
kesufa
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Italian:
anacardio
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Japanese:
カシュー
(kashū)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Kari'na:
oroi
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Khmer:
ស្វាយចន្ទី
(svaay cantii)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Korean:
캐슈
(kaesyu)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Latin:
cassuvium
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Lokono:
merehi
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Macedonian:
индиски орев
(indiski orev)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Malagasy:
mahabibo
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Malay:
gajus
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Malay:
janggus
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Malay:
jambu golok
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Malayalam:
കശുമാവ്
(kaśumāvŭ)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Maltese:
anakardju
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Māori:
keihū
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Marathi:
काजू
(kājū)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Mongolian:
хушны
(xušny)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Polish:
nerkowiec
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Polish:
nanercz
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Portuguese:
caju
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Portuguese:
cajueiro
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Romanian:
acaju
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Romanian:
anacardier
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Russian:
кешью́
(kešʹjú)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Saramaccan:
kàdyu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Slovak:
kešu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Slovene:
índijski
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Somali:
mahabibo
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
marañón
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
anacardo
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
merey
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
cajuil
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
cajú
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
cayú
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
nuez de la India
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Spanish:
pepa
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Sranan Tongo:
kasyu
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Swahili:
mkorosho
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Swahili:
mkanju
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Swahili:
mbibo
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Swedish:
acajouträd
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Tagalog:
kasoy
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Tamil:
முந்திரி
(muntiri)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Central Thai:
มะม่วงหิมพานต์
(má-mûuang-hǐm-má-paan)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Southern Thai:
หัวครก
(hǔua-krók)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Southern Thai:
ยาร่วง
(hǔua-krók)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Turkish:
kaju
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Turkish:
bilader ağacı
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Turkish:
Amerika elması
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Ukrainian:
ке́ш'ю
(kéšʺju)
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Vietnamese:
cây điều
— any tree of the genus Anacardium
Vietnamese:
cây đào lộn hột
— any tree of the genus Anacardium