annatto
English Edit
Alternative forms Edit
Etymology Edit
From Galibi Carib annatto.
Noun Edit
annatto (countable and uncountable, plural annattos)
- (countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
- (uncountable) The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
- (uncountable) An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
Synonyms Edit
- (shrub): achiote, lipstick tree, roucou
- (seed): achiote
- (dye): achiote, anatto, E160b when used as a food colouring
Translations Edit
plant Bixa orellana
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seed
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dye
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See also Edit
Finnish Edit
Etymology Edit
From Galibi Carib annatto.
Pronunciation Edit
Noun Edit
annatto
- annatto (plant and dye)
Declension Edit
Inflection of annatto (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | ||||
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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 | ||
instructive | — | annattoin | ||
abessive | annattotta | annattoitta | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading Edit
- "annatto" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).
Anagrams Edit
Italian Edit
Noun Edit
annatto
- annatto (dye)