catechu

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.uː/    美 /ˈkæt.əˌt͡ʃuː/|/ˈkæt.əˌʃuː/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. 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. countable,uncountable
    — The pale catechus are usually sweeter and more pleasant for chewing.

词形变化

catechus plural cachou alternative cashoo alternative catchoo alternative cutch alternative

词源

Probably a corruption of the Malay kacu.
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