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urucum.

achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/u.ɾuˈkũ/Brazil/u.ɾuˈkũ/Portugal
  1. achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub)

    masculine
  2. achiote (seed of the achiote shrub)

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

    masculine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Tupi uruku, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku, from Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku.

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