achiote
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English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
Pronunciation
Noun
achiote (countable and uncountable, plural achiotes)
- A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
- The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
- An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
Synonyms
- annatto
- E160b (when used as a food colouring)
Translations
Bixa orellana — see annatto
seed — see annatto
dye — see annatto
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
achiote m (plural achiotes)
- achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)
- Synonyms: urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro
- achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)
- achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
Pronunciation
Noun
achiote m (plural achiotes)
- (Latin America) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)
- (Latin America) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)
- (Latin America) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)
Descendants
Further reading
- “achiote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10