COCHINEAL


Meaning of COCHINEAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkɔtʃɪni:l ]

n. 1 a scarlet dye used esp. for colouring food. 2 the dried bodies of the female of the Mexican insect, Dactylopius coccus, yielding this. [F cochenille or Sp. cochinilla f. L coccinus scarlet f. Gk kokkos berry]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.