Also 8 cashou. [Fr.]
1. = CATECHU.
1708. Motteux, Rabelais, V. viii. Store of Mirabolans, Cashou, Green Ginger preserv’d.
1750. Beawes, Lex Mercat. (1761), 770. Cardamoms, Long Pepper, Cachou, &c.
2. A sweetmeat, generally in the form of a pill, made of cashew-nut, extract of liquorice, etc., used by tobacco-smokers to sweeten the breath.
