different between achiote vs anatto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl ?chiy?tl.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??t?i??o?ti/, /??ki??o?ti/

Noun

achiote (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.

Synonyms

• annatto
• E160b (when used as a food colouring)

Translations

Anagrams

• chaoite

Portuguese

Etymology

From Spanish achiote.

Noun

achiote m (plural achiotes)

1. achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum, urucuzeiro, urucueiro

2. achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum

3. achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)

   Synonyms: urucu, urucum

Spanish

Alternative forms

• achuete (Philippines)

Etymology

Borrowed from Classical Nahuatl ?chiy?tl.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?t??jote/, [a?t??jo.t?e]
• Rhymes: -ote

Noun

achiote m (plural achiotes)

1. (Latin America) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

2. (Latin America) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

3. (Latin America) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds)

   Synonyms: bija, urucú

Descendants

• English: achiote

Further reading

• “achiote” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Noun

anatto (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of annatto (“dye”)

Translations

Anagrams

• anotta