"achiote" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/ [US], /ˌɑkiːˈoʊti/ [US] Forms: achiotes [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|es|achiote}} Spanish achiote, {{der|en|nci|āchiyōtl}} Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} achiote (countable and uncountable, plural achiotes)
  1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Pigments Categories (lifeform): Malvales order plants
    Sense id: en-achiote-en-noun-GoDlSgAs Disambiguation of Pigments: 41 31 28 Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 68 18 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 7 25
  2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-achiote-en-noun-1Jm9U~j3
  3. An orange-red dye obtained from this seed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-achiote-en-noun-AqR6huev
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: annatto, E160b

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for achiote meaning in English (2.3kB)

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