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Meaning of
achiotes
in English
achiotes
us
//əˈʧiːoʊteɪz//
uk
//əˈʧiːoʊteɪz//
#uncommon
Definitions
Noun
seed
used
in
cooking
and
coloring
The
achiote
seeds
are
commonly
used
to
add
flavor
and
color
to
traditional
dishes
.
a
tropical
shrub
(
Bixa
orellana
)
Achiote
is
a
tropical
shrub
native
to
the
Americas
and
the
Caribbean
.
orange-red
dye
(
from
the
seed
)
The
orange-red
dye
extracted
from
achiote
seeds
is
used
in
food
and
textile
industries
.