cashew
/ˈkæʃuː/noun
cashew is spelled C-A-S-H-E-W: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cashew means “Any tree of the genus Anacardium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cashew is cashews.
How many letters and syllables are in cashew?
| Letters | 6: C-A-S-H-E-W |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is cashew?
Cashew appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cashew?
- /ˈkæʃuː/
- /ˈkæʃjuː/
- /kəˈʃuː/
Cashew has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cashew.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with cashew
Sounds like: cachou (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of cashew
- cashews plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cashew mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any tree of the genus Anacardium.
- 2
A tree, Anacardium occidentale, native to northeastern Brazil, now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew nuts and cashew apples.
- 3
A cashew nut.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cashew in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any tree of the genus Anacardium:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cajou, anacardier |
| German | Kaschu, Kaschubaum |
| Portuguese | caju, cajueiro |
| Spanish | marañón, anacardo, merey, cajuil, cajú, cayú |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cashew come from?
Reanalysis of French acajou as a + cajou, from Old Tupi akaîu. Doublet of acajou.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).