In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
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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