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cachou
noun
A sweet eaten to sweeten the breath.
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I can imagine eyes rolling with impatience after reading his description of a well-aged nebbiolo "rolling around the mouth like the sound of gunshot off the hills, scenting the breath like a cachou and stiffening the blood like a national anthem".
Cappiello, who was known for creating fanciful figures to sell wine and beer, was the leading posterist for a variety of cure-alls, including Cachou Lajaunie, a breath freshener for women who smoked.
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