annatto
an·nat·to
annatto · annattos
аннато
Orlean, Annatto
A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellanaA tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
/əˈnɑːtoʊ/
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
анна́тоannáto
(uncountable)The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.
анна́тоannáto
(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.
Orlean, Annatto
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
plant Bixa orellana:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dye:
Origin
From a Cariban language.From a Cariban language.
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Forms
plural: annattosSynonyms
5 synonymsdye:anattoE160b when used as a food colouring
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable