achiote

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/, /ˌɑkiːˈoʊti/

achiote (countable and uncountable, plural achiotes)

1. A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
2. The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
3. An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

• annatto
• E160b (when used as a food colouring)

• chaoite

From Spanish achiote.

achiote m (plural achiotes)

1. achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro

2. achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum

3. achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum

• achuete (Philippines)

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

• IPA^(key): /aˈt͡ʃjote/ [aˈt͡ʃjo.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ote
• Syllabification: a‧chio‧te

achiote m (plural achiotes)

1. (Latin America) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

2. (Latin America) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

3. (Latin America) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

• → Catalan: arxiota
• → English: achiote
• → Quechua: achiyuti

• “achiote”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16