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cashew

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/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • 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

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: acajou

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A cashew nut.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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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
  • Welsh: cashiw — any tree of the genus Anacardium
  • Polish: orzech nerkowca — cashew nut
  • Polish: nerkowiec — cashew nut