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akayú

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Nheengatu

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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    Inherited from Old Tupi akaîu, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *akaju.[1]

    Cognate with Portuguese caju.

    Noun

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    akayú (plural akayú-itá)

    1. cashew tree (Anacardium occidentale)
      Synonym: akayú-iwa
    2. cashew apple (accessory fruit of Anacardium occidentale)
    3. (loosely) 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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