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cachou

American  
[kuh-shoo, ka-, kash-oo] / kəˈʃu, kæ-, ˈkæʃ u /

noun

  1. catechu.

  2. a pill or lozenge for sweetening the breath.

cachou British  
/ ˈkæʃuː, kæˈʃuː /

noun

  1. a lozenge eaten to sweeten the breath

  2. another name for catechu

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Etymology

Origin of cachou

1700–10; < French < Portuguese cachu < Malay; catechu

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