Where does “acajou” come from?

acajou (English) comes from French acajou, from Portuguese acajú, from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju — cashew.

acajou (English): The cashew tree; A cashew nut; The wood from the...

Definitions

  1. The cashew tree; A cashew nut; The wood from the...

Ancestry of “acajou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacajoucashew tree; also, its fruit; mahogany tree;...
2Portugueseacajúacajou, mahogany
3Old Tupiakaîucashew apple
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akajucashew
Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju →Every word from Old Tupi akaîu →Every word from Portuguese acajú →