annatto

English

Annatto (fruit of Bixa orellana)

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

Alternative forms

• annotto
• arnotta, arnotto (both archaic)

Etymology

From Galibi Carib annatto.

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.
3. (uncountable) An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

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)
• 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)
• Khmer: ដកគាំ (km) (dɑkkŏəm)
• 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)
• 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 f
• Estonian: annaato
• Finnish: annatto (fi)
• French: rocou (fr) m, roucou (fr) m
• Italian: annatto m
• Portuguese: urucu m, urucum (pt) m, achiote m, colorau (pt) m
• 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)

See also

• anatto

Finnish

Etymology

From Galibi Carib annatto.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnːɑtːo/, [ˈɑ̝nːɑ̝t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːɑtːo
• Syllabification^(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
instructive		—	annattoin
abessive		annattotta	annattoitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of annatto (type valo)

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 instructive — — abessive annattottani annattoittani 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 instructive — — abessive annattottasi annattoittasi 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 instructive — — abessive annattottamme annattoittamme 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 instructive — — abessive annattottanne annattoittanne 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 instructive — — abessive annattottaan annattottansa annattoittaan annattoittansa comitative — annattoineen annattoinensa

Further reading

• "annatto" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

Anagrams

• annotta, otannat, taonnat

Italian

Noun

annatto

1. annatto (dye)

Anagrams

• annotta, tannato, tonnata