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Definitions for Catechu
[1] 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.
[2] 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 dyeing See also gambier
Words nearby Catechu
catechism, catechist, catechize, catechol, catecholamine, catechu, catechumen, categorematic, categorial, categorial grammar, categoric contact
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
Word origin for Catechu
C17: probably from Malay kachu, of Dravidian origin