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cachou

[ kuh-shoo, ka-, kash-oo ]

noun

  1. a pill or lozenge for sweetening the breath.


cachou

/ ˈkæʃuː; kæˈʃuː /

noun

  1. a lozenge eaten to sweeten the breath
  2. another name for catechu
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cachou1

1700–10; < French < Portuguese cachu < Malay; catechu
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cachou1

C18: via French from Portuguese, from Malay kāchu
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Example Sentences

For Cachou Aromatis, and other compounds552 for sweetening the breath, see Perfumery.

The pod somewhat resembled that of the Cachou nut of the Brazils,—Mnumul is the native name.

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