acajou

Definition

The cashew tree.

Etymology

Borrowed from French acajou (“cashew”), from Old Tupi akaîu. Doublet of cashew.

Example Sentences

• "The head man's fury shouted out in the curve of the acajous—he insulted hunters, gendarmes, planters, and the transparent clouds lowering with the sky—before sticking the gun barrel under the chin thrust deep into solitude and a suffering that sees all."