CEFR B1

catechu

noun

Meaning

catechu means a gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses catechu to mean a gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the....
The teacher asked students to find catechu in the reading.

Synonyms: cachou, cashoo, cutch

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catechu (B1)

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈkæt.ɪt͡ʃ.uː/

Definition

catechu means a gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the wood of the tree in water and evaporating the resulting.... It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses catechu to mean a gummy extract of any of several species of Acacieae, produced by boiling the....
The teacher asked students to find catechu in the reading.
Check the words around catechu to choose the right meaning.

How to Use catechu

a/the catechu (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a catechu."
catechu in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked catechu in context before translating it."

Synonyms of catechu

Words with a similar meaning to catechu:

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