Acajou Definition

akəsho͝o

noun

Any of several tropical trees yielding fine cabinet wood, including the mahogany.

Webster's New World

The cashew.

Webster's New World

The cashew tree. [From the late 16th century.]

Wiktionary

A cashew nut. [From the late 16th century.]

Wiktionary

The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Acajou

Singular:

acajou

Plural:

acajous

Borrowing from French acajou ("cashew"), from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi acaju or agapú (“mahogany”) or the same root as cashew.

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