cashew
noun [C] /ˈkæʃ.uː/ /kəˈʃuː/ (also cashew nut, cashew nut)Definition
› a small nut from a tropical American tree that can be eatenTypes of edible nut
(Definition of cashew noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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