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Cebuano
Pronunciation
Noun
atsuwete
- Alternative form of atsuete
Tagalog
Etymology
From Philippine Spanish achuete, variant of Mexican Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
Pronunciation
Noun
atsuwete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒ)
- achiote; lipstick tree (Bixa orellana)
- annatto (fruit of achiote)
Further reading
- “atsuwete” at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
- “atsuwete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 10