काजू (kaajoo)

noun A simple, single-sense noun meaning 'cashew nut' -- no complications here.
Sense 1 : cashew nut
noun, masculine
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: काजू (kaajoo) shows up constantly in North Indian kitchens -- toasted and salted as a snack with chai, ground into rich gravies like काजू करी (kaajoo karii, 'cashew curry'), or pressed into the famous sweet काजू कतली (kaajoo katlii, 'cashew fudge'), a staple gift box at Diwali and weddings. If you hear someone offer मेवे (meve, 'dried nuts/fruits') at a festive gathering, काजू is almost always in the mix alongside बादाम (baadaam, 'almonds') and किशमिश (kishmish, 'raisins').
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes treat काजू (kaajoo) as feminine by analogy with other food words ending in ऊ, but it is masculine -- मुझे काजू पसंद हैं (mujhe kaajoo pasand hain, 'I like cashews') takes masculine plural agreement, not feminine.
Sample Sentences:
मुझे काजू बहुत पसंद हैं। I like cashews a lot.
(mujhe kaajoo bahut pasand hain।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
माँ ने काजू करी बनाई है। Mom has made cashew curry.
(maan ne kaajoo karii banaaii hai।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
दिवाली पर हम काजू कतली का डिब्बा भेजते हैं। On Diwali we send a box of cashew fudge.
(divaalii par ham kaajoo katlii kaa dibbaa bhejte hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
चाय के साथ काजू भुनकर परोसे जा रहे हैं। The cashews are being roasted and served with chai.
(chaay ke saath kaajoo bhunkar parose jaa rahe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Passive
कृपया मुझे कुछ काजू दे दीजिए। Please give me some cashews.
(kripyaa mujhe kuchh kaajoo de diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
अगर काजू महंगे न होते, तो मैं रोज़ खरीदता। If cashews weren't expensive, I would buy them every day.
(agar kaajoo mahange n hote, to main roz khariidtaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
शायद बाज़ार में आज काजू सस्ते मिलें। Maybe cashews will be found cheap in the market today.
(shaayad baazaar men aaj kaajoo saste milen।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
उसने पूरा कटोरा काजू खा लिया। He ate up the whole bowl of cashews.
(usne pooraa katoraa kaajoo khaa liyaa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
मेवों की थाली में बादाम और किशमिश के साथ काजू भी रखे हैं। In the plate of dried fruits, cashews are also placed along with almonds and raisins.
(mevon kii thaalii men baadaam aur kishmish ke saath kaajoo bhii rakhe hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
अगली दिवाली पर हम काजू की मिठाई बनवाएँगे। Next Diwali we will have cashew sweets made.
(aglii divaalii par ham kaajoo kii mithaaii banvaaenge।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
शादी के तोहफे में काजू कतली का डिब्बा ज़रूर होता है। A box of cashew fudge is definitely part of a wedding gift.
(shaadii ke tohphe men kaajoo katlii kaa dibbaa zaroor hotaa hai।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m.direct): काजू (kaajoo)
(sg.m.oblique): काजू (kaajoo)
(pl.m.direct): काजू (kaajoo)
(pl.m.oblique): काजूों ([[काजूों]])