ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Acajou

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈæ.kə.ʒuː/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Acajou is a noun meaning The cashew tree.

Meaning

The cashew tree.

More Meanings

  1. A cashew nut.
  2. The wood from the mahogany tree or other trees from the family Meliaceae.
  3. A moderate reddish brown that is slightly yellower and stronger than mahogany.

Example Sentences

The head man's fury shouted out in the curve of the acajous—he insulted hunters, gendarmes, planters, and the transparent clouds lowering with the sky—before sticking the gun barrel under the chin thrust deep into solitude and a suffering that sees all.

Word Forms

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Related dictionary entries include cashew, cashoo, almendron, chashew, jacitara, macauba.

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