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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath.

   "Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper."

2. 2
   a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco) wordnet
3. 3
   A small metallic ball used as edible decoration on cakes etc.

Synonyms

All synonyms

catechucatechucough drop

Example

More examples

"Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper."

Etymology

From French cachou, from Portuguese cachu, from Malay kacu (“type of acacia”).

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