catechu
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 16
- Letters
- 7
/ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.uː/
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/ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.uː/ · /ˈkæt.əˌt͡ʃuː/ · /ˈkæt.əˌʃuː/
Definition of catechu
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)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.”
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Etymology
Probably a corruption of the Malay kacu.
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