English

Annatto (fruit of Bixa orellana)

Ingredients for achiote paste. Annatto is the red-orange powder.

Alternative forms

• annotto

Noun

annatto ‎(countable and uncountable, plural annattos)

1. (countable) A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
2. (uncountable) The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking.
3. (uncountable) An orange-red dye obtained from this seed.

Synonyms

• (orange-red dye): E160b when used as a food colouring

• achiote, roucou

Translations

See also

• anatto

Italian

Noun

annatto

1. annatto

Anagrams

• annotta, tonnata