achiote
Meanings
noun
- A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
- The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
- An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
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