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cashew
noun
Definition of
cashew noun
from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
cashew
noun
ˈkæʃuː
ˈkæʃuː
kæˈʃuː
kæˈʃuː
(
also
cashew nut
)
the small curved nut of the tropical American
cashew tree
, used in cooking and often eaten salted with alcoholic drinks