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annatto

Syllables: an·nat·to/əˈnɑːtoʊ/

annatto noun: a tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.

annatto: a tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree
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Noun

annatto (countable and uncountable, plural annattos)

  1. (countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
  2. (uncountable) The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.
  3. (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.
    Synonyms:
    achiote, anatto, E160b when used as a food colouring

annatto meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Vietnamese and Myanmar

annatto in Tamil

plant Bixa orellana
வருகமஞ்சள் varukamañcaḷ

annatto in Tagalog

plant Bixa orellana
atsuwete

annatto in Vietnamese

seed
hạt điều màu

annatto in Myanmar

plant Bixa orellana
သီတင်း sitang:

Synonyms of annatto

All synonyms of annatto

Forms of annatto

pluralannattos
alternative formanato
alternative formanatto
alternative formannotto
alternative formarnatta
alternative formarnotta
alternative formarnotto

Origin of annatto

From a Cariban language.

Words that rhyme with annatto

Questions about annatto

What does annatto mean?
Annatto means a tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
What is annatto in Tamil?
Annatto in Tamil is வருகமஞ்சள் (varukamañcaḷ). See Annatto meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is annatto?
Annatto is a noun.
How do you pronounce annatto?
Annatto is pronounced /əˈnɑːtoʊ/.
What is the plural of annatto?
The plural of annatto is annattos.

Words near annatto in the dictionary

  1. Annascaul
  2. annat
  3. annate
  4. annates
  5. annats
  6. annatto
  7. annattos
  8. Annazid
  9. Annazids
  10. Annbank
  11. anncr

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