Phrase guide

cashew nut

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cashew

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: seed

2

noun

Meaning 2

kidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cashew

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: edible nut

History

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Across languages

Translations

102 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: cashewnoot — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Albanian: arrë kashu — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Arabic: جَوْز الكَاجُو (jawz al-kājū) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Arabic: بَلَاذُر (balāḏur) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Armenian: բալատուր (balatur) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Belait: gajus — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Bengali: কাজু (kaju) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Bengali: কাজুবাদাম (kajubadam) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Brunei Bisaya: jagus — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Bulgarian: кашу (kašu) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Burmese: သီဟိုဠ်စေ့ (sihuilce.) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Catalan: anacard — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Chinese Cantonese: 腰果 (jiu1 gwo2) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Chinese Mandarin: 腰果 (yāoguǒ) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Czech: kešu — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Danish: cashewnød — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Dutch: cashewnoot — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Dutch: kasjoe — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Dutch: kasjoenoot — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Esperanto: akaĵunukso — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Estonian: india pähkel — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Estonian: kašupähkel — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Estonian: akažuupähkel — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Estonian: nakar — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Finnish: cashewpähkinä — the seed of the cashew tree
  • French: noix de cajou — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Galician: castaña de anacardo — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Georgian: აკაჟუ (aḳažu) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Georgian: კაშუს თხილი (ḳašus txili) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Georgian: ინდური თხილი (induri txili) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Georgian: აკაჟუს თხილი (aḳažus txili) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Georgian: აკაჟუს კაკალი (aḳažus ḳaḳali) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • German: Cashewkern — the seed of the cashew tree
  • German: Cashewnuss — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Greek: κάσιους (kásious) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Gujarati: કાજુ (kāju) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Hebrew: אגוֹז קשיוּ (egóz káshyu) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Hindi: काजू (kājū) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Hungarian: kesudió — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Icelandic: kasúhneta — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Irish: cnó caisiú — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Italian: noce di acagiù — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Italian: anacardo — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Japanese: カシューナッツ (kashū-nattsu) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Kannada: ಗೋಡಂಬಿ (gōḍambi) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Khmer: ស្វាយចន្ទី (svaay cɑɑcɑntii) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Korean: 캐슈 너트 (kaesyu neoteu) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Lao: ຫມາກແຫ້ງເປືອກແຂງມ່ວງຫິມະພານ (māk ngǣ pư̄ak khǣng mūang hi ma phān) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Macedonian: индиски орев (indiski orev) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Macedonian: индиско оревче (indisko orevče) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Malay: jagus — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Brunei Malay: jagus — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Malayalam: കശുവണ്ടി (kaśuvaṇṭi) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Maltese: ġewż tal-cashew — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Māori: kahunati — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Mongolian: хушны самар (xušny samar) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Navajo: neeshchʼííłgai — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Odia: କାଜୁ (kāju) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Old Tupi: akaîu — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Persian: بادام هندی (bâdâm hendi) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Polish: orzech nerkowca — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Polish: nerkowiec — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Portuguese: castanha de caju — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Punjabi: ਕਾਜੂ (kājū) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Romanian: nucă de acaju — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Russian: ке́шью (kéšʹju) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: kašu orah — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Serbo-Croatian: indijski orah — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Slovak: kešu orech — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: almendra de cayú — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: cajuil — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: castaña de cajú — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: caujil — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: marañón — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: merey — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: nuez de cayú — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: pajuil — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: anacardo — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Spanish: cayú — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Sranan Tongo: kasyukoko — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Swahili: korosho — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Swedish: cashewnöt — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Swedish: acajounöt — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Tamil: முந்திரி (muntiri) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Tamil: முந்திரிக்கொட்டை (muntirikkoṭṭai) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Telugu: జీడిపిక్క (jīḍipikka) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Telugu: కాజు (kāju) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Central Thai: มะม่วงหิมพานต์ (má-mûuang-hǐm-má-paan) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Southern Thai: หัวครก (hǔua-krók) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Southern Thai: ยาร่วง (hǔua-krók) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Tulu: ಗೋಂಕು (gōṅku) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Turkish: kaşu somun — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Turkish: kaju fıstığı — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Tutong: jagus — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Urdu: کاجو (kājū) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Uyghur: مۇقاتىل (muqatil) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Vietnamese: hạt điều — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Vietnamese: hạt đào lộn hột — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Welsh: cnau cashiw — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Welsh: cneuen gashiw — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Yiddish: אַנאַקאַרד (anakard) — the seed of the cashew tree
  • Yiddish: קאַשו (kashu) — the seed of the cashew tree