Where does “cachou” come from?
cachou (English) comes from French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu, from Old Javanese kacu.
cachou (English): A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath; A small...
Definitions
- A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath; A small...
Ancestry of “cachou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | cachou | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | cachu | — |
| 3 | Malay | kacu | type of acacia |
| 4 | Old Javanese | kacu | — |