atsuwete

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: at‧su‧we‧te

Noun

atsuwete

  1. alternative form of atsuete

Tagalog

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Philippine Spanish achuete, variant of Mexican Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔat͡ʃuˈete/ [ʔɐˈt͡ʃwɛː.t̪ɛ]
    • IPA(key): (no palatal assimilation) /ʔatsuˈete/ [ʔɐt̪ˈswɛː.t̪ɛ]
  • Rhymes: -ete
  • Syllabification: at‧su‧we‧te

Noun

atsuwete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. achiote; lipstick tree (Bixa orellana)
  2. annatto (fruit of achiote)

Further reading

  • “atsuwete”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
  • “atsuwete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 10
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