cacahuananche

English

Etymology

From Spanish, from Nahuatl cacahuanantzin.

Noun

cacahuananche (uncountable)

1. A tree of the American tropics from Mexico to Brazil, Licania arborea, whose nuts produce an oil used for soap, candles, etc.
2. A tree originally from Mexico to Colombia, Gliricidia sepium, grown in the tropics worldwide to shade crops such as cacao and coffee, as well as for intercropping due to its nitrogen-fixing roots.

   Synonym: madre de cacao

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kakawaˈnant͡ʃe/ [ka.ka.waˈnãnʲ.t͡ʃe]
• Rhymes: -antʃe
• Syllabification: ca‧ca‧hua‧nan‧che

Noun

cacahuananche m (plural cacahuananches)

1. cacahuananche (Licania arborea)
2. cacahuananche (Gliricidia sepium)