What does "achiote" mean?

A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.

What is a synonym for "achiote"?

Common synonyms include: annatto, e160b, urucu, urucum.

Pronounced //ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti//.

/ˌɑt͡ʃiːˈoʊti/ noun

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Noun

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

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.