cachou
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cachou
- /ˈkæʃuː/
Sounds like cashew
Where it comes from
From French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu (“a type of acacia”).
noun cachous
- A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath. Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper.
- A small metallic ball used as edible decoration on cakes, etc.
Similar: catechu
Thesaurus
noun
Similar: catechu
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title = {cachou},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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