acajou

Meaning

Noun

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

Origin

• Borrowed from French acajou ("cashew"), from Portuguese acaju, from Old Tupi acaju or agapu or the same root as cashew.