acaju

Noun

1. (masculine, uncountable) acajou, mahogany (wood from the mahogany tree)
2. (masculine) mahogany (reddish-brown colour)
3. (alt-of, alternative, masculine) alternative form of caju (“cashew”)

Adj

mahogany (having the colour of mahogany)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.kaˈʒu/

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju
Old Tupi akaîubor.
Old Tupi akaîubor.
French acajouinflu.
Portuguese acaju
Borrowed from Old Tupi akaîu + French acajou.
The preservation of initial A and the use for the mahogany wood were influenced by French acajou, in comparison to the doublet caju.

Concepts

cashew

Translations

acajou

cashewnoot

mahoniehout