achiote

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑtʃiːˈoʊti/, /ˌɑkiːˈoʊti/

Noun

achiote (plural achiotes)

1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
3. 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

• chaoite

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish achiote.

Noun

achiote m (plural achiotes)

1. achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro

2. achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum

3. achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• achuete (Philippines)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃjote/, [aˈt͡ʃjo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote

Noun

achiote m (plural achiotes)

1. (Latin America) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

2. (Latin America) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

3. (Latin America) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

Descendants

• English: achiote

Further reading

• “achiote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.