Where does “cashoo” come from?
cashoo (English) comes from French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu, from Old Javanese kacu.
cashoo (English): Alternative form of catechu
Definitions
- Alternative form of catechu
Ancestry of “cashoo”, step by step
cashoo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French cachou
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | cachou | — |
| 2 | Portuguese | cachu | — |
| 3 | Malay | kacu | type of acacia |
| 4 | Old Javanese | kacu | — |
via English catechu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | catechu | A gummy extract of any of several species of... |