English

Noun

acajou ‎(plural acajous)

1. The cashew tree. [From the late 16th century.]^[3]
2. A cashew nut. [From the late 16th century.]^[3]
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

   acajou colour:

Translations

References

1. ↑ Lindberg, Christine A., ed. The Oxford College Dictionary. 2nd. New York: Spark Publishing, 2007.
2. ↑ “acajou” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, v1.0.1, Lexico Publishing Group, 2006.
3. 1 2 Brown, Lesley, ed. The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. 5th. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2003.

French

Etymology

Borrowing from Portuguese acaju.

Noun

acajou m ‎(plural acajous)

1. cashew tree; also, its fruit
2. mahogany tree; also, its timber

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French acajou.

Noun

acajou m ‎(plural acajous)

1. (Jersey) mahogany

Synonyms

• méaguinné