Cachou
/ˈkæʃuː/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath.
"Dante gave him a cachou every time he brought her a piece of tissue paper."
- 2 a scented lozenge used to sweeten the breath (e.g. to conceal the odor of tobacco) wordnet
- 3 A small metallic ball used as edible decoration on cakes etc.
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”).