ACHIOTE


Meaning of ACHIOTE in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ ä-ch ē - ' ō -t ē

Function: noun

Etymology: American Spanish, from Nahuatl ā chiotl the annatto tree

Date: 1796

: a spice made from the red seed of the annatto tree also : the seed from which the spice is made

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