cashew
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- noun
- /ˈkæʃuː/
:
anacardo
- For a healthy snack, I often grab a handful of cashews instead of chips.
- cashew nuts
- roasted cashews
- salted cashews
So chickpeas, I made this dressing that was like, it was like cashews, cilantro, lime.
- So chickpeas, I made this dressing that was like, it was like cashews, cilantro, lime.
- And then cashew chicken is really good.
- The spicy cashews, Dan's obsessed Sriracha cashews.
- OK, so first I got him two of these honey roasted cashews.
- It is so worth it and they have these masala cashews.
- And he went, you take cashews.
Examples
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The sauce is made of cashews and potatoes.
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Cardenas starts fishing through a can of nuts, carefully extracting the cashews.
Fiction book (1993) -
Not to mention the cashew butter.
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It's like 80 cents per cashew.
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The new dark chocolate cherry cashew is a delicious, healthy alternative for my sweet tooth!
Blog text (9) -
Nina reached over and took two cashews, popping them quickly into her mouth.
Fiction book (1990) -
When added to the soup, the cashew cream adds a creamy richness without the use of a cow.
Blog text (4) -
The saltiness turned liquid in Nina's mouth, but she held the cashews there, not chewing for a while.
Fiction book (1990) -
I love to add roasted cashews to my salads for extra crunch.
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The recipe calls for a cup of chopped cashews to create a creamy texture.
Synonyms
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A large hard seed with a shell that you can eat
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A kidney-shaped nut roasted before eating and used as a snack or in cooking
Compounds
A tree in warm countries that keeps its leaves all year and makes curved nuts you eat after roasting
How Rich
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word cashew comes from Portuguese caju, from the Brazilian word acajú, the name for the apple-like fruit with a nut hanging below it. That clear image — a nut fixed to a little fruit — helps explain why cashew also means the edible, kidney-shaped nut we roast and eat.