atsuwete
Cebuano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: at‧su‧we‧te
Noun
atsuwete
- a tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree
- the seed of this tree used as a colouring cooking
- an orange-red dye obtained from this seed
Tagalog
Alternative forms
- atswete (superseded)
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish achiote, form Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.
Noun
atsuwete
- lipstick tree (Bixa orellana)
- anatto