achiote

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

achiote (countable and uncountable, 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.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʃiˈɔ.t͡ʃi/ [a.ʃɪˈɔ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /aˈʃjɔ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʃiˈɔ.t͡ʃi/ [a.ʃɪˈɔ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /aˈʃjɔ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.ʃiˈɔ.te/ [a.ʃɪˈɔ.te], (faster pronunciation) /aˈʃjɔ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈʃjɔ.t(ɨ)/

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
• Hyphenation: a‧chio‧te

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

• → Catalan: arxiota
• → English: achiote

Further reading

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