annatto

English

Annatto (fruit of Bixa orellana)

Ingredients for achiote paste. Annatto is the red-orange powder.

Alternative forms

• anato, anatto, annotto
• arnatta, arnotta, arnotto (all archaic)

Etymology

From a Cariban language. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

annatto (countable and uncountable, plural annattos)

1. (countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
2. (uncountable) The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.
3. (uncountable) A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.

Synonyms

• (shrub): achiote, lipstick tree, roucou
• (seed): achiote
• (dye): achiote, anatto, E160b when used as a food colouring

Translations

plant Bixa orellana

• Burmese: သီတင်း (my) (sitang:)
• Catalan: bixa f
• Chol: joʼox (Tumbalá)
• Dutch: koesoewé, orleaanboom (nl) m
• Finnish: annatto (fi)
• French: rocou (fr) m, roucou (fr) m, rocouyer (fr) m
• Hungarian: orleánfa (hu)
• Japanese: ベニノキ (beni-no-ki), アケノキ (ake-no-ki)
• Kari'na: kusewe, kuseweran
• Khmer: ដកគាំ (km) (dɑkkŏəm)
• Lokono: shirabuli
• Old Tupi: uruku
• Portuguese: urucu m, urucum (pt) m, urucuzeiro m, urucueiro m, achiote m
• Quechua: achiyuti
• Russian: анна́то (ru) m (annáto)
• Spanish: achiote (es) m, caituco m (Northeastern Venezuela), bija (es) f (Cuba, Dominican Republic), onoto m (Venezuelan standard usage), urucú (es) m (Eastern Bolivia, Northeastern Argentina, Paraguay)
• Sranan Tongo: ruku, kusuwe
• Tagalog: atsuwete
• Tamil: வருகமஞ்சள் (varukamañcaḷ)
• Tojolabal: joʼox
• Tzeltal: joʼox, achiote
• Tzotzil: joʼox (Chamula), voʼox (Zinacantán)

seed

• Finnish: annatto (fi) (substance); annatton siemen (seed)
• Khmer: គ្រាប់ដកគាំ (krŏəpdɑɑkkŏəm)
• Portuguese: urucu m, urucum (pt) m, achiote m
• Russian: анна́то (ru) m (annáto)
• Spanish: achiote (es) m, caituco m (Northeastern Venezuela), bija (es) f (Cuba, Dominican Republic), onoto m (Venezuelan standard usage), urucú (es) m (Eastern Bolivia, Northeastern Argentina, Paraguay)
• Vietnamese: hạt điều màu

dye

• Catalan: annato (ca) m, arxiota (ca) f
• Estonian: annaato
• Finnish: annatto (fi)
• French: rocou (fr) m, roucou (fr) m
• German: Orlean (de), Annatto
• Italian: annatto m, oriana
• Old Tupi: uruku
• Portuguese: urucu m, urucum (pt) m, achiote m, colorau (pt) m, anato, arnoto, anoto (pt)
• Spanish: achiote (es) m, caituco m (Northeastern Venezuela), bija (es) f (Cuba, Dominican Republic), onoto m (Venezuelan standard usage), urucú (es) m (Eastern Bolivia, Northeastern Argentina, Paraguay), orellana, anoto (es)

See also

• anatto

Finnish

Etymology

From Kari'na annatto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːɑtːo/, [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑtːo
• Syllabification^(key): an‧nat‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): an‧nat‧to

Noun

annatto

1. annatto (plant and dye)

Declension

Inflection of annatto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		annatto	annattot
genitive		annatton	annattojen
partitive		annattoa	annattoja
illative		annattoon	annattoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		annatto	annattot
accusative	nom.	annatto	annattot
	gen.	annatton
genitive		annatton	annattojen
partitive		annattoa	annattoja
inessive		annattossa	annattoissa
elative		annattosta	annattoista
illative		annattoon	annattoihin
adessive		annattolla	annattoilla
ablative		annattolta	annattoilta
allative		annattolle	annattoille
essive		annattona	annattoina
translative		annattoksi	annattoiksi
abessive		annattotta	annattoitta
instructive		—	annattoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of annatto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative annattoni annattoni accusative nom. annattoni annattoni gen. annattoni genitive annattoni annattojeni partitive annattoani annattojani inessive annattossani annattoissani elative annattostani annattoistani illative annattooni annattoihini adessive annattollani annattoillani ablative annattoltani annattoiltani allative annattolleni annattoilleni essive annattonani annattoinani translative annattokseni annattoikseni abessive annattottani annattoittani instructive — — comitative — annattoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative annattosi annattosi accusative nom. annattosi annattosi gen. annattosi genitive annattosi annattojesi partitive annattoasi annattojasi inessive annattossasi annattoissasi elative annattostasi annattoistasi illative annattoosi annattoihisi adessive annattollasi annattoillasi ablative annattoltasi annattoiltasi allative annattollesi annattoillesi essive annattonasi annattoinasi translative annattoksesi annattoiksesi abessive annattottasi annattoittasi instructive — — comitative — annattoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative annattomme annattomme accusative nom. annattomme annattomme gen. annattomme genitive annattomme annattojemme partitive annattoamme annattojamme inessive annattossamme annattoissamme elative annattostamme annattoistamme illative annattoomme annattoihimme adessive annattollamme annattoillamme ablative annattoltamme annattoiltamme allative annattollemme annattoillemme essive annattonamme annattoinamme translative annattoksemme annattoiksemme abessive annattottamme annattoittamme instructive — — comitative — annattoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative annattonne annattonne accusative nom. annattonne annattonne gen. annattonne genitive annattonne annattojenne partitive annattoanne annattojanne inessive annattossanne annattoissanne elative annattostanne annattoistanne illative annattoonne annattoihinne adessive annattollanne annattoillanne ablative annattoltanne annattoiltanne allative annattollenne annattoillenne essive annattonanne annattoinanne translative annattoksenne annattoiksenne abessive annattottanne annattoittanne instructive — — comitative — annattoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative annattonsa annattonsa accusative nom. annattonsa annattonsa gen. annattonsa genitive annattonsa annattojensa partitive annattoaan annattoansa annattojaan annattojansa inessive annattossaan annattossansa annattoissaan annattoissansa elative annattostaan annattostansa annattoistaan annattoistansa illative annattoonsa annattoihinsa adessive annattollaan annattollansa annattoillaan annattoillansa ablative annattoltaan annattoltansa annattoiltaan annattoiltansa allative annattolleen annattollensa annattoilleen annattoillensa essive annattonaan annattonansa annattoinaan annattoinansa translative annattokseen annattoksensa annattoikseen annattoiksensa abessive annattottaan annattottansa annattoittaan annattoittansa instructive — — comitative — annattoineen annattoinensa

Further reading

• “annatto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• annotta, otannat, taonnat

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /anˈnat.to/
• Rhymes: -atto
• Hyphenation: an‧nàt‧to

Noun

annatto m (plural annatti)

1. annatto (dye)

Anagrams

• annotta, tannato, tonnata