catechu

[ kat-i-choo, -kyoo ]

/ ˈkæt ɪˌtʃu, -ˌkyu /

noun

any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants, especially from the wood of two East Indian acacias, Acacia catechu and A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc.

Also called cashoo, cutch.

Origin of catechu

1670–80; <New Latin <Portuguese; perhaps a conflation of Marathi kāt catechu and kāccu, with same sense, alleged to be <Malayalam; cashoo, cutch perhaps <Malay kacu<Malayalam, or a cognate Dravidian word

Words nearby catechu

catechism, catechist, catechize, catechol, catecholamine, catechu, catechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar, categorical

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Example sentences from the Web for catechu

With some dyes a separate bath is needed, such as with Camwood or Catechu.
Vegetable Dyes|Ethel M. Mairet
On wool, catechu yields khaki browns in single bath by using copper sulphate as the mordant.
The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various
The fruit of Areca catechu is the betel nut, the favourite stimulant of the Eastern people, which they chew with lime.
Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration|W. B. Lord
Catechu is largely used by the cotton dyer for the production of brown, drab and similar colours.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8|Various

The extract is an efficient substitute for catechu and kino.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II|Arnold Cooley

British Dictionary definitions for catechu

catechu

cachou or cutch

/ (ˈkætɪˌtʃuː) /

noun

a water-soluble astringent resinous substance obtained from any of certain tropical plants, esp the leguminous tree Acacia catechu of S Asia, and used in medicine, tanning, and dyeingSee also gambier

Word Origin for catechu

C17: probably from Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	catechu
释义	catechu [ kat-i-choo, -kyoo ] / ˈkæt ɪˌtʃu, -ˌkyu / noun any of several astringent substances obtained from various tropical plants, especially from the wood of two East Indian acacias, Acacia catechu and A. suma: used in medicine, dyeing, tanning, etc. Also called cashoo, cutch. Origin of catechu 1670–80; <New Latin <Portuguese; perhaps a conflation of Marathi kāt catechu and kāccu, with same sense, alleged to be <Malayalam; cashoo, cutch perhaps <Malay kacu<Malayalam, or a cognate Dravidian word Words nearby catechu catechism, catechist, catechize, catechol, catecholamine, catechu, catechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar, categorical Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for catechu With some dyes a separate bath is needed, such as with Camwood or Catechu. Vegetable Dyes\|Ethel M. Mairet On wool, catechu yields khaki browns in single bath by using copper sulphate as the mordant. The New Gresham Encyclopedia\|Various The fruit of Areca catechu is the betel nut, the favourite stimulant of the Eastern people, which they chew with lime. Shifts and Expedients of Camp Life, Travel & Exploration\|W. B. Lord Catechu is largely used by the cotton dyer for the production of brown, drab and similar colours. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8\|Various The extract is an efficient substitute for catechu and kino. Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II\|Arnold Cooley British Dictionary definitions for catechu catechu cachou or cutch / (ˈkætɪˌtʃuː) / noun a water-soluble astringent resinous substance obtained from any of certain tropical plants, esp the leguminous tree Acacia catechu of S Asia, and used in medicine, tanning, and dyeingSee also gambier Word Origin for catechu C17: probably from Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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