cashew nut

noun

The seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense.

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cashew
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Meanings

nouncashew nut (plural cashew nuts)

plural cashew nuts · alternative obsolete cadju nut · alternative obsolete cajew nut · alternative obsolete cajoo nut

  1. The seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense.

    Cashew nut is made up of a fruit in which the kernel is embedded. The real fruit of the cashew is commonly a nut. It is a kidney- or heart-shaped achene, in any normal variety.

    2015, Encyclopedia of Food and Health, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 683

    Synonyms: cashew

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense.

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cashew

More synonyms by meaning

nounkidney-shaped nut edible only when roasted

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cashew
Broader
edible nut
Also see
cashew

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Afrikaans cashewnoot
  • cashewnootthe seed of the cashew tree
Arabic جَوْز الكَاجُو, بَلَاذُر
  • جَوْز الكَاجُو (jawz al-kājū)the seed of the cashew tree
  • بَلَاذُر (balāḏur)the seed of the cashew tree
Bengali কাজু, কাজুবাদাম
  • কাজু (kaju)the seed of the cashew tree
  • কাজুবাদাম (kajubadam)the seed of the cashew tree
Bulgarian кашу
  • кашу (kašu)the seed of the cashew tree
Catalan anacard
  • anacardthe seed of the cashew tree
Central Thai มะม่วงหิมพานต์
  • มะม่วงหิมพานต์ (má-mûuang-hǐm-má-paan)the seed of the cashew tree
Chinese Cantonese 腰果
  • 腰果 (jiu¹ gwo²)the seed of the cashew tree
Chinese Mandarin 腰果
  • 腰果 (yāoguǒ)the seed of the cashew tree
Czech kešu
  • kešuthe seed of the cashew tree
Danish cashewnød
  • cashewnødthe seed of the cashew tree
Dutch cashewnoot, kasjoe
  • cashewnootthe seed of the cashew tree
  • kasjoethe seed of the cashew tree
  • kasjoenootthe seed of the cashew tree
Esperanto akaĵunukso
  • akaĵunuksothe seed of the cashew tree
Estonian india pähkel, kašupähkel
  • india pähkelthe seed of the cashew tree
  • kašupähkelthe seed of the cashew tree
  • akažuupähkelthe seed of the cashew tree
  • nakarthe seed of the cashew tree
Finnish cashewpähkinä
  • cashewpähkinäthe seed of the cashew tree
French noix de cajou
  • noix de cajouthe seed of the cashew tree
German Cashewkern, Cashewnuss
  • Cashewkernthe seed of the cashew tree
  • Cashewnussthe seed of the cashew tree
Greek κάσιους
  • κάσιους (kásious)the seed of the cashew tree
Hebrew אגוֹז קשיוּ
  • אגוֹז קשיוּ (egóz káshyu)the seed of the cashew tree
Hindi काजू
  • काजू (kājū)the seed of the cashew tree
Hungarian kesudió
  • kesudióthe seed of the cashew tree
Icelandic kasúhneta
  • kasúhnetathe seed of the cashew tree
Irish cnó caisiú
  • cnó caisiúthe seed of the cashew tree
Italian noce di acagiù, anacardo
  • noce di acagiùthe seed of the cashew tree
  • anacardothe seed of the cashew tree
Japanese カシューナッツ
  • カシューナッツ (kashū-nattsu)the seed of the cashew tree
Korean 캐슈 너트
  • 캐슈 너트 (kaesyu neoteu)the seed of the cashew tree
Malay jagus
  • jagusthe seed of the cashew tree
Māori kahunati
  • kahunatithe seed of the cashew tree
Persian بادام هندی
  • بادام هندی (bâdâm hendi)the seed of the cashew tree
Polish orzech nerkowca, nerkowiec
  • orzech nerkowcathe seed of the cashew tree
  • nerkowiecthe seed of the cashew tree
Portuguese castanha de caju
  • castanha de cajuthe seed of the cashew tree
Punjabi ਕਾਜੂ
  • ਕਾਜੂ (kājū)the seed of the cashew tree
Romanian nucă de acaju
  • nucă de acajuthe seed of the cashew tree
Russian ке́шью
  • ке́шью (kéšʹju)the seed of the cashew tree
Slovak kešu orech
  • kešu orechthe seed of the cashew tree
Spanish almendra de cayú, cajuil
  • almendra de cayúthe seed of the cashew tree
  • cajuilthe seed of the cashew tree
  • castaña de cajúthe seed of the cashew tree
  • caujilthe seed of the cashew tree
  • marañónthe seed of the cashew tree
  • mereythe seed of the cashew tree
  • nuez de cayúthe seed of the cashew tree
  • pajuilthe seed of the cashew tree
  • anacardothe seed of the cashew tree
  • cayúthe seed of the cashew tree
Swahili korosho
  • koroshothe seed of the cashew tree
Swedish cashewnöt, acajounöt
  • cashewnötthe seed of the cashew tree
  • acajounötthe seed of the cashew tree
Tamil முந்திரி, முந்திரிக்கொட்டை
  • முந்திரி (muntiri)the seed of the cashew tree
  • முந்திரிக்கொட்டை (muntirikkoṭṭai)the seed of the cashew tree
Turkish kaşu somun, kaju fıstığı
  • kaşu somunthe seed of the cashew tree
  • kaju fıstığıthe seed of the cashew tree
Urdu کاجو
  • کاجو (kājū)the seed of the cashew tree
Vietnamese hạt điều, hạt đào lộn hột
  • hạt điềuthe seed of the cashew tree
  • hạt đào lộn hộtthe seed of the cashew tree
Welsh cnau cashiw, cneuen gashiw
  • cnau cashiwthe seed of the cashew tree
  • cneuen gashiwthe seed of the cashew tree
Yiddish אַנאַקאַרד, קאַשו
  • אַנאַקאַרד (anakard)the seed of the cashew tree
  • קאַשו (kashu)the seed of the cashew tree
Cite this entry
APA

cashew nut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cashew%20nut

MLA

“cashew nut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cashew%20nut. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cashew nut,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cashew%20nut.

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