current
LEO-entries:
• cashew - nut = die Acajounuss Pl.: die Acajounüsse
• cashew - nut = die Cashewnuss seltener: Kaschunuss Pl. [Substantivtabelle: die Cashewnüsse, die Kaschunüsse]
• cashew nut = die Acajounuss Pl.: die Acajounüsse
• cashew nut = die Cashewnuss seltener: Kaschunuss Pl. [Substantivtabelle: die Cashewnüsse, die Kaschunüsse]
NOTE: This proposal suggests CHANGES to the current LEO-entries:
• cashew - nut [bot.][cook.] = die Acajounuss Pl.: die Acajounüsse wiss.: Anacardium occidentale
• cashew - nut [bot.][cook.] = die Cashewnuss auch seltener: Kaschunuss Pl. [Substantivtabelle: die Cashewnüsse, die Kaschunüsse] wiss.: Anacardium occidentale
• cashew nut [bot.][cook.] = die Acajounuss Pl.: die Acajounüsse wiss.: Anacardium occidentale
• cashew nut [bot.][cook.] = die Cashewnuss auch seltener: Kaschunuss Pl. [Substantivtabelle: die Cashewnüsse, die Kaschunüsse] wiss.: Anacardium occidentale
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cashew
noun cash·ew \ˈka-(ˌ)shü, kə-ˈshü\
Definition of cashew
: a tropical American tree (Anacardium occidentale of the family Anacardiaceae, the cashew family) grown for a phenolic oil and the edible kernel of its nut and for a gum from its stem; also : cashew nut
Origin and Etymology of cashew
Portuguese cajú, acajú, from Tupi akajú
First Known Use: 1598
cashew
Pronunciation /ˈkaʃuː//kəˈʃuː/
NOUN
1 An edible kidney-shaped nut, rich in oil and protein, which is roasted and shelled before it can be eaten. Oil extracted from the shells is used as a lubricant, in the production of plastics, etc.
2 A bushy tropical American tree related to the mango, bearing cashew nuts singly at the tip of each swollen fruit.
[…]
Origin
Late 16th century: from Portuguese, from Tupi acajú, cajú.
cashew in British
(ˈkæʃuː , kæˈʃuː )
noun
1. a tropical American anacardiaceous evergreen tree, Anacardium occidentale, bearing kidney-shaped nuts that protrude from a fleshy receptacle
2. Also called : cashew nut
the edible nut of this tree
cash·ew (kăsh, kə-sh)
n.
1. A tropical American evergreen tree (Anacardium occidentale) widely cultivated for its edible seeds.
2. The kidney-shaped seed of this tree.
cashew
[kash-oo, kuh-shoo]
noun
1. a tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to tropical America, having milky juice, simple, leathery leaves, and yellowish-pink flowers in open clusters.
2. Also called cashew nut. the small, kidney-shaped, edible nut of this tree.
cashew nut
noun
Definition of cashew nut
: the kidney-shaped kernel of the fruit of the cashew that is edible when roasted
First Known Use: 1796
cashew nut in British
(ˈkæʃuː nʌt)
noun
another name for cashew (sense 2)
cashew nut
n.
The fruit of the cashew, having an edible seed inside a hard shell containing caustic oils.
cashew nut
English
Noun
cashew nut (plural cashew nuts)
The seed of the cashew tree, often viewed as a nut in the culinary sense, though in the botanical sense classified as a seed.
The cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale) is a tropical evergreen tree that produces the cashew seed and the cashew apple. […]
The cashew nut, often simply called a cashew, is widely consumed.
Cashew nut causes more severe reactions than peanut: case-matched comparison in 141 children.
Ivory Coast, the world’s biggest cocoa exporter has just overtaken India to become the world’s biggest exporter of cashew nuts, too.
When it comes to what to eat for the best, good news is seldom undiluted. Take cashews. These sweet nuts, which are technically seeds of the cashew “apple”, are having a resurgence. They are now the most-eaten nut in both Europe and America.
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But there’s a catch to cashews. As so often, it is those who actually produce these delicious things who are suffering.
The nuts – 60 per cent of which are processed in India – are exceptionally hard to extract. A cashew has two layers of hard shell between which are caustic substances – cardol and anacardic acid – which can cause vicious burns.
Many of the women who work in the cashew industry have permanent damage to their hands from this corrosive liquid, because factories do not routinely provide gloves.
Native to Brazil, cashews are crescent-shaped nuts with a sweet flavor and a plethora of uses in the kitchen.
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T-Online (Ströer Digital Publishing; Köln, Nordrhein-Westfalen):
Die Cashewnuss gehört auch hierzulande zu den beliebtesten Nüssen. Die ursprünglich aus Brasilien stammende Nuss ist nicht nur schmackhaft, sondern auch gesund.
Karl Stauffer (Georg Thieme Verlag, 2002), S. 49:
Weitere Präparate
Anacardium occidentale (Cashewnuss, Anac-oc), die westindische Art des Baumes, wird auf die gleiche Weise zur Herstellung einer Tinktur benüzt.
Neue Allergenkomponente aus Cashewnuss (Anacardium occidentale)
Cashewnuss/Kaschunuss (lat. Anacardium occidentale) – bot. Familie: Anacardiaceae
Ulrich Busch (Springer-Verlag, Sep 2, 2010), S. 171:
Zutaten, die allergische oder andere Unverträglichkeitsreaktionen auslösen können
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Schalenfrüchte, d. h. Mandel […], Kaschunuss (Anacardium occidentale), […]
Cashewnuss
Ca|shew|nuss 〈[kæ̣ʃu:–] od. [kæʃu:–] f.; –, –nüs|se〉 Frucht des aus Brasilien stammenden Acajubaumes: Anacardium occidentale; Sy Acajounuss [< engl. cashew < portug. acaju < indian.]
Cashewnuss, die
BEDEUTUNGSÜBERSICHT
essbare Frucht eines Baums der tropischen Gebiete Amerikas
Flexion von Cashewnuss / Cashewnuß
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Nominativ Plural: Cashewnüsse
Artikel: die
Acajounuss
Aca|jou|nuss 〈[–ʒu:–] f.; –, –nüs|se〉 = Cashewnuss [portug.]
Acajounuss, die
BEDEUTUNGSÜBERSICHT
Cashewnuss
