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achiote

US/ˌɑt͡ʃiˈoʊti/

achiote noun: a tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.

Noun

achiote (countable and uncountable, plural achiotes)

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

achiote meaning in Tamil

achiote in Tamil

Achiote, Bixa orellana, lipstick tree, anatto
வருகமஞ்சள் varukamañcaḷ

Synonyms of achiote

Forms of achiote

pluralachiotes
alternative formachuete

Origin of achiote

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Questions about achiote

What does achiote mean?
Achiote means a tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.
What is achiote in Tamil?
Achiote in Tamil is வருகமஞ்சள் (varukamañcaḷ). See Achiote meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is achiote?
Achiote is a noun.
How do you pronounce achiote?
Achiote is pronounced /ˌɑt͡ʃiˈoʊti/ (US).
What is the plural of achiote?
The plural of achiote is achiotes.

Words near achiote in the dictionary

  1. achiness
  2. aching
  3. aching for
  4. achingly
  5. achings
  6. achiote
  7. achiotes
  8. Achir
  9. achira
  10. achiral
  11. achirality

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: achiote (page history and authors); வருகமஞ்சள் (Tamil) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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