Cashew is held with great esteem in many customs and cultures. Its value can be estimated from a question that appeared on the household census in mozambique that asked whether the house owned any cashew trees. Cashew is known by many names. In Mozambique , the Maconde tribe refer to it as the "Devil's Nut". It is offered at wedding ceremonies as a token of fertility and is considered by many to have aphrodisiac properties. The cashew tree and its products are known by the following names in other parts of the world:
Common name : Cashew nuts
Botanical Name : Anacardium Occidentale
Family : Anacardiaceae
Portuguese :caju, cajueiro, pe de caju, castanha de caju, maca de caju
French : cajou, acajou, ancardier, noix de cajou, pomme de cajou, amande de cajou
English : cashew, cashew tree, cashew nut, cashew apple, cashew kernel
Spanish : Casa,maranon,Merey, nuez de maranon
Hindi : kaju
Sinhalese : cadju
Italian : anacardio, noce d'anacardio, mandorlad'anacardio
Dutch : acajou, kashu ,cashewnoten
German : acajuban, kashunuss ,cashewnuss
Swahili : mkanju, korosho
Somali : bibbo, bibs
Indonesian : jambu mente, jambu mete