ANNATTO

Etymology

Noun

annatto (countable and uncountable, plural annattos)

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

(uncountable) The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.

(uncountable) An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

Synonyms

• (shrub): achiote, lipstick tree, roucou

• (seed): achiote

• (dye): achiote, anatto, E160b when used as a food colouring

Source: Wiktionary



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