achiote
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/, /ˌɑkiːˈoʊti/
Noun
achiote (countable and uncountable, plural achiotes)
- 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.
Synonyms
- annatto
- E160b (when used as a food colouring)
Translations
Bixa orellana — see annatto
seed — see annatto
dye — see annatto
Anagrams
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʃiˈɔ.t͡ʃi/ [a.ʃɪˈɔ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /aˈʃjɔ.t͡ʃi/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʃiˈɔ.te/ [a.ʃɪˈɔ.te], (faster pronunciation) /aˈʃjɔ.te/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈʃjɔ.tɨ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈt͡ʃjɔ.tɨ/
Noun
achiote m (plural achiotes)
- achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)
- Synonyms: urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro
- achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)
- achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)
Spanish
Alternative forms
- achote
- achuete (Philippines)
Etymology
Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aˈt͡ʃjote/ [aˈt͡ʃjo.t̪e]
- Rhymes: -ote
- Syllabification: a‧chio‧te
Noun
achiote m (plural achiotes)
- (Latin America) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)
- (Latin America) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)
- (Latin America) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)
Descendants
Further reading
- “achiote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024