akayú
Nheengatu edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Tupi akaîu (“cashew”).[1]
Cognate with Portuguese caju.
Noun edit
akayú
- cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
- cashew apple (accessory fruit of Anacardium occidentale)
- Synonym: akayú-iwa
- (broadly) any tree in the genus Anacardium and their fruit
- year
- Muíri akayú urikú?
- How old is he?
- (literally, “How many years he has?”)