Acajou

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: /ˈæ.kÉ™.Ê’uː/
• US IPA: /ˈæ.kəˌʒu/, /ˈæ.kəˌdÍ¡Ê’u/, /a.kaˈʒu/

Origin

Borrowing from fr acajou, from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi acaju

Lindberg, Christine A., ed. The Oxford College Dictionary. 2nd. New York: Spark Publishing, 2007.

or agapú ("mahogany") or the same root as cashew

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Full definition of acajou

Noun

1. The cashew tree. From the late 16th century.Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.
2. A cashew nut. From the late 16th century.
3. The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae.
4. A moderate reddish brown that is slightly yellower and stronger than mahogany