annatto

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Noun

annatto

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

• French: rocou, roucou
• Portuguese: urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro, achiote
• Spanish: achiote, caituco m (Northeastern Venezuela), bija f (Cuba), onoto m (Venezuelan standard usage), urucú m (Eastern Bolivia)

Translations

• Portuguese: urucu, urucum, achiote
• Spanish: achiote, caituco m (Northeastern Venezuela), bija f (Cuba), onoto m (Venezuelan standard usage), urucú m (Eastern Bolivia)

Translations

• Italian: annatto
• Portuguese: urucu, urucum, achiote, colorau
• Spanish: achiote, caituco m (Northeastern Venezuela), bija f (Cuba), onoto m (Venezuelan standard usage), urucú m (Eastern Bolivia)

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