achiote

n. [植]胭脂树,胭脂树的种子

发音

US /ˌɑt͡ʃiˈoʊti/
US /ˌɑt͡ʃiˈoʊteɪ/

词形变化

achiotes 复数 achiotes

别名

achuete

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree.

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  2. 2.

    The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.

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  3. 3.

    An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

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词源

Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

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