કાજુ

Gujarati

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese caju,[1][2] ultimately from Old Tupi akaîu.

Pronunciation

Noun

કાજુ • (kāju) n

  1. cashew (tree)
  2. cashew nut

Descendants

  • →? Swahili: kanju

References

  1. ^ Xavier, Anthony Soares, transl. (1936) [1913], Portuguese Vocables in Asiatic Languages, Baroda: Oriental Institute, translation of Influencia do Vocabulario Português em Línguas Asiáticas by Sebastião Rodolfo Dalgado (in Portuguese), →ISBN, page 65, column 2
  2. ^ ભગવતસિંહ [bhagvatsĩh] (1944) “કાજુ”, in ભગવદ્ગોમંડલ [bhagvadgomaṇḍal], India, page 2145.

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