acajou

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French acajou (“cashew”), from Old Tupi akaîu. Doublet of cashew. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈæ.kə.ʒuː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈæ.kəˌʒu/, /ˈæ.kəˌd͡ʒu/, /a.kaˈʒu/ === Noun === acajou (countable and uncountable, plural acajous) The cashew tree. [From the late 16th century.] A cashew nut. [From the late 16th century.] The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae. A moderate reddish brown that is slightly yellower and stronger than mahogany. (Can we add an example for this sense?) ==== Translations ==== === References === == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi akaîu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.ka.ʒu/ Rhymes: -u === Noun === acajou m (plural acajous) cashew tree; also, its fruit mahogany tree; also, its timber Synonym: mahogani ==== Descendants ==== → English: cashew, acajou === Further reading === “acajou”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Norman == === Etymology === Borrowed from French acajou. === Noun === acajou m (plural acajous) (Jersey) mahogany ==== Synonyms ==== méaguinné