cajuzinho
Portuguese, noun/kaˌʒuˈzĩ.ɲu/
cajuzinho is spelled C-A-J-U-Z-I-N-H-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese, the 92,647th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cajuzinho is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “a sugarcoated confection traditionally made of cashew apple pulp and shaped after the pseudofruit, with some edible seed on top…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a diminutive of caju.
What does cajuzinho mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinediminutive of caju
- 2
Brazilmasculinea sugarcoated confection traditionally made of cashew apple pulp and shaped after the pseudofruit, with some edible seed on top representing the cashew nut; in regions where cashews aren't as common, the candy is usually made of peanuts.
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of cajuzinho
- cajuzinhos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cajuzinho?
- Brazil /kaˌʒuˈzĩ.ɲu/
- Brazil [kaˌʒuˈzĩ.j̃u]
- Portugal /kɐˌʒuˈzi.ɲu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is cajuzinho in Portuguese?
cajuzinho appears about once in every 9 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).