Cashew in Malayalam
The entry offers കശുമാവ് (kashumaav), which is the cashew tree rather than the nut. Northern Kerala has plantations of it and the word is in daily use there. For the nut itself a separate entry is needed.
Most common translation
Cashew tree.
പറമ്പിൽ കശുമാവ് നട്ടത് അപ്പൂപ്പനാണ്.
parambil kashumaav nattathu appooppanaanu.
It was grandfather who planted the cashew tree in the yard.
Dictionary entry
- കശുമാവ് (kashumaav) — Cashew tree.
കശുമാവ് (kashumaav) names the tree, and nothing here names the nut or the fruit.
Common questions
How do you say cashew in Malayalam?
The listed word is കശുമാവ് (kashumaav), the cashew tree.
Does it mean the nut?
No, its definition covers only the tree.