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achuete

achuete is the alternative form of achiote.

Meaning of achiote

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.

Forms of achuete

pluralachuetes

Questions about achuete

What is achuete the alternative form of?
Achuete is the alternative form of achiote.

Words near achuete in the dictionary

  1. Achterneed
  2. Achtkarspelen
  3. Achua
  4. Achuar
  5. Achuar-Shiwiar
  6. achuete
  7. achuetes
  8. Achumawi
  9. achund
  10. achunds
  11. Achurch

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Adapted from Wiktionary: achuete (page history and authors); achiote (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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