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arnatto

arnatto is the archaic form of annatto.

Meaning of annatto

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

Questions about arnatto

What is arnatto the archaic form of?
Arnatto is the archaic form of annatto.

Words near arnatto in the dictionary

  1. Arnamagnean
  2. Arnamagnæan
  3. Arnaout
  4. Arnaouts
  5. arnatta
  6. arnatto
  7. Arnaut
  8. Arnauts
  9. Arnav
  10. Arncliffe
  11. Arncott

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