Where does “cashew” come from?

Cashew comes from French acajou, from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi akaîu, a tree and its fruit native to South America.

cashew (English): A tree, "Anacardium occidentale", native to...

Definitions

  1. A tree, "Anacardium occidentale", native to...

Ancestry of “cashew”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacajoucashew tree; also, its fruit; mahogany tree;...
2Portugueseacajúacajou, mahogany
3Old Tupiakaîucashew apple
4Proto-Tupi-Guarani*akajucashew

Words derived from “cashew”

Every word from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju →Every word from Old Tupi akaîu →Every word from Portuguese acajú →