annatto

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Scrabble points
7
Words With Friends
9
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/əˈnɑːtoʊ/

Definition of annatto

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable)A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
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noun

  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, containing bixin.
  3. (uncountable)A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.

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Etymology

From a Cariban language.

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