cajú

See also: caju

Maléku Jaíka

Noun

cajú

  1. cocoa

Portuguese

Noun

cajú m (plural cajús)

  1. Prescribed spelling of caju under the Orthographic Agreement of 1931, which was not implemented; now a common misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

    Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese caju, borrowed from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /kaˈxu/ [kaˈxu]
    • Rhymes: -u
    • Syllabification: ca‧jú

    Noun

    cajú m (plural cajúes or cajús)

    1. (Chile, Rioplatense) cashew
      Synonyms: castaña de cajú, anacardo, marañón, merey, cajuil