Cachou

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈkæʃuː/

Origin

French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu ‘type of acacia’.

Full definition of cachou

Noun

1. A sweet taken to sweeten the breath.
• 1916: Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper. - James Joyce, (Macmillan Press Ltd, paperback, 20)

Synonyms

• catechu