cacho
cacho is the obsolete form of catechu.
Meaning of catechu
Noun
catechu (countable and uncountable, plural catechus)
- A gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, but especially Senegalia catechu, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting liquid.
- The pale catechus are usually sweeter and more pleasant for chewing.1837, Jonathan Pereira, “Lectures on Materia Medica: Lecture LXI”, in London Medical Gazette, volume XX, page 107
- Synonyms:
- Japanese earth
Proper noun capitalized: Cacho
Cacho (plural Cachos)
- A surname.
Forms of cacho
| plural | Cachos |
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Questions about cacho
- What does cacho mean?
- Cacho means a surname.
- What is cacho the obsolete form of?
- Cacho is the obsolete form of catechu.
- What part of speech is cacho?
- Cacho is a proper noun.
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