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akayú

Nheengatu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Tupi akaîu (“cashew”).[1]

Cognate with Portuguese caju.

Noun

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akayú (plural akayú-itá)

  1. cashew (Anacardium occidentale)
  2. cashew apple (accessory fruit of Anacardium occidentale)
    Synonym: akayú-iwa
  3. (broadly) any tree in the genus Anacardium and their fruit
  4. year
    Muíri akayú urikú?
    How old is he?
    (literally, “How many years he has?”)

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Marcel Twardowsky Avila (2021) “akayú”, in Proposta de dicionário nheengatu-português [Nheengatu–Portuguese dictionary proposal] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: USP, →DOI, page 234
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