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an⋅nat⋅to

   [uh-nat-oh, uh-nah-toh]
–noun, plural -tos.
1. Also called lipstick tree. a small tree, Bixa orellana, of tropical America.
2. Also, arnatto. a yellowish-red dye obtained from the pulp enclosing the seeds of this tree, used for coloring fabrics, butter, varnish, etc.
Also, anatto.
Also called achiote.

Origin:
1675–85; < Carib
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an·nat·to also a·nat·to     (ə-nä'tō)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. an·nat·tos also a·nat·tos In all senses also called achiote.
  1. A tropical American evergreen shrub or small tree (Bixa orellana), having heart-shaped leaves and showy, rose-pink or sometimes white flowers. Also called lipstick tree.
  2. The seed of this plant, used as a coloring and sometimes as a flavoring, especially in Latin American cuisine.
  3. A yellowish-red dyestuff obtained from the seed aril of this plant, used especially to dye fabric and to color food products such as margarine and cheese.


[Of Cariban origin.]

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