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Roucou

ROUCOU

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Noun.
roo'coo. A substance used in dyeing; the same as anotta.

Definition 2024


roucou

roucou

English

Noun

roucou (countable and uncountable, plural roucous)

  1. Annatto, achiote (Bixa orellana)

French

Etymology

From Guaraní urucul, via Spanish urucú.

Noun

roucou f (plural roucous)

  1. achiote, the shrub Bixa orellana.

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