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cashew

An edible nut and its tropical tree.

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A familiar nut with a Tupi ancestor

How cashew reached English

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  1. Tupi

    akajú

    ‘The cashew fruit or tree’

  2. Portuguese

    cajú

    ‘The cashew fruit or tree’

  3. English

    cashew

    ‘The nut or tree’

The story of cashew

Portuguese forms such as cajú carried the name from Tupi toward English.

Portuguese acajú is an alternative form in the source, not an additional consecutive card.

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