achiote

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EnglishEdit

Wikipedia

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

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.

SynonymsEdit

• annatto
• E160b (when used as a food colouring)

TranslationsEdit

Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub

• Portuguese: urucu m, urucum (pt) m, urucuzeiro m, urucueiro m, achiote m

seed of the achiote shrub

• Portuguese: urucu m, urucum (pt) m, achiote m

orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds

• Portuguese: urucu m, urucum (pt) m, achiote m

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PortugueseEdit

NounEdit

achiote m (plural achiotes)

1. achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)
2. achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)
3. achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)

SynonymsEdit

• (shrub): urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro
• (seed): urucu, urucum
• (dye): urucu, urucum

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SpanishEdit

Wikipedia ^es

EtymologyEdit

From Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /a.ˈtʃjo.te/
• Rhymes: -ote

NounEdit

achiote m ‎(plural achiotes)

1. (Latin America) annatto, achiote (all senses)

SynonymsEdit

• bija f

DescendantsEdit

• English: achiote