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Achiote

//ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti// noun

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

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