"achiote" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɑt͡ʃiˈoʊti/ [US], /ˌɑt͡ʃiˈoʊteɪ/ [US] Forms: achiotes [plural], achuete [alternative]
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
    Sense id: en-achiote-en-noun-GoDlSgAs Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Malvales order plants, Oranges, Pigments, Reds Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 8 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 21 4 7 16 10 11 15 8 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 2 6 20 14 15 12 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 1 7 15 10 10 15 10 10 Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 85 8 7 Disambiguation of Oranges: 64 13 23 Disambiguation of Pigments: 37 34 28 Disambiguation of Reds: 73 7 20
  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 Categories (other): Pigments Disambiguation of Pigments: 37 34 28
  3. An orange-red dye obtained from this seed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-achiote-en-noun-AqR6huev Categories (other): Pigments Disambiguation of Pigments: 37 34 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: annatto, E160b, urucu, urucum

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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