cashew
/ˈkæʃuː/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.75 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Any tree of the genus Anacardium.
noun
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
noun
A cashew nut.
Example Sentences
- "Soft-wood grafting and veneer grafting are successful in cashew."
- "Also known as the Native Cashew, it is a member of the Anacardiaceae, the same plant family to which the Cashew and Mango trees belong."
- "Cashew (Anacardium occidental L.) is an export-oriented crop grown for its nuts, a true drupe."
- "In some countries, cashews continue to be cracked manually although cracking machinery and other shelling mechanisms have been introduced."
- "The bland cashew is a fitting substitute for higher priced almonds to extend the nut texture. In baking, however, almonds are more suitable for cake decoration than cashews."
- "This is a spicy variation of Kung Pao Chicken using cashews rather than the more common peanuts."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: French
Word Breakdown
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
cashew apple
cashew bird
cashew milk
cashew nut
cashew nutshell liquid
cashew tree
Otaheite cashew
wild cashew