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annatto
[ uh-nat-oh, uh-nah-toh ]
noun
, plural an·nat·tos.
- Also called lip·stick tree [lip, -stik tree]. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
- Also ar·nat·to []. a yellowish-red dye obtained from the pulp enclosing the seeds of this tree, used for coloring fabrics, butter, varnish, etc.
annatto
/ əˈnætəʊ /
noun
- a small tropical American tree, Bixa orellana, having red or pinkish flowers and pulpy seeds that yield a dye: family Bixaceae
- the yellowish-red dye obtained from the pulpy outer layer of the coat of the seeds of this tree, used for colouring fabrics, butter, varnish, etc
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Word History and Origins
Origin of annatto1
Borrowed into English from Carib around 1675–85
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Word History and Origins
Origin of annatto1
from Carib
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Example Sentences
This may be colored with anything desired, like burnt sienna, annatto, or other coloring material.
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Butter is often colored with annatto, saffron, turmeric, marigold or coal-tar colors.
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If the milk was uncolored or colored with annatto the curd when thus treated will be white.
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It appears from these experiments that much more is required to dissolve it out of commercial annatto.
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Put four pounds of salt butter into a churn, with four quarts of new milk and a small portion of annatto.
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