Meaning
The cashew — in Jamaica both the fleshy 'cashew apple' (a soft, juicy, astringent yellow-red fruit) and the single curved nut that hangs beneath it. The apple is eaten fresh or juiced; the nut must be carefully roasted to burn off its caustic shell oil before it can be eaten. A seasonal treat that takes some know-how.
Examples
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Di cashew apple juicy but it draw yuh mout.
The cashew apple is juicy but it puckers your mouth.
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Roast di cashew nut good before yuh eat it.
Roast the cashew nut well before you eat it.
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Di cashew tree full a fruit.
The cashew tree is full of fruit.
Origin
From Portuguese 'caju' (from Tupi 'acajú'); both fruit and nut. See [[guinep]], [[otaheite]].
How it’s used
The cashew apple (fruit) and its nut; the nut needs roasting to be safe. See [[otaheite]], [[custard-apple]].