anacarde
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin anacardus, from Latin anacardium, from Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “on, upon”) + καρδία (kardía, “heart”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.na.kaʁd/
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Noun
anacarde m (plural anacardes)
- cashew
- Meronyms: noix de cajou, pomme de cajou
- 2015 September 25, “Côte Ivoire : « L’agro-industrie est notre fer de lance »”, in Le Monde[1]:
- En ce qui concerne anacarde, produit à forte intensité de main-d’œuvre, nous transformons sur place moins de 10 % de notre production.
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Usage notes
- The term anacarde technically refers to the conjoint apple and nut of the cashew tree, but is also used for the nut alone.
Related terms
Further reading
- “anacarde”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.