"achiote" meaning in Spanish

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Noun

IPA: /aˈt͡ʃjote/, [aˈt͡ʃjo.t̪e] Forms: achiotes [plural], achote [alternative], achuete [alternative, Philippines]
Rhymes: -ote Etymology: Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl. Etymology templates: {{ety|es|:bor|nci:āchiyōtl|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Classical Nahuatl", "term" : "āchiyōtl", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "nci" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "achiote", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" }" data-lang="es" data-title="achiote"> Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl. Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} achiote m (plural achiotes)
  1. (Latin America) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub) Tags: Latin-America, masculine Synonyms: bija, urucú
    Sense id: en-achiote-es-noun-ALxtenVg Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Pages with 3 entries, Spanish entries referencing missing etymons, Spanish entries with etymology texts, Spanish entries with etymon, Spanish entries with incorrect language header, Malvales order plants, Pigments Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 17 2 6 20 14 15 12 7 8 Disambiguation of Spanish entries referencing missing etymons: 44 25 31 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymology texts: 41 27 32 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with etymon: 42 27 31 Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 43 27 30 Disambiguation of Malvales order plants: 82 10 8 Disambiguation of Pigments: 31 33 36
  2. (Latin America) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub) Tags: Latin-America, masculine Synonyms: bija, urucú
    Sense id: en-achiote-es-noun-v9N7FzlQ Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Pigments Disambiguation of Pigments: 31 33 36
  3. (Latin America) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds) Tags: Latin-America, masculine Synonyms: bija, urucú
    Sense id: en-achiote-es-noun-hCDueBa~ Categories (other): Latin American Spanish, Pigments Disambiguation of Pigments: 31 33 36

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "achiotes",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "achote",
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        "alternative"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[aˈt͡ʃjo.t̪e]"
    },
    {
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    }
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    },
    {
      "form": "achote",
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  "pos": "noun",
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        }
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      "ipa": "/aˈt͡ʃjote/"
    },
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    },
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  ],
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}

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