achiote
[ ah-chee-oh-tee, -tey ]
/ ˌɑ tʃiˈoʊ ti, -teɪ /
noun
Also
a·chi·o·ta
[ah-chee-oh-tah, -tuh] /ˌɑ tʃiˈoʊ tɑ, -tə/.
Origin of achiote
1790–1800; < Mexican Spanish < Nahuatl
āchiotl
Words nearby achiote
achimelech,
achimenes,
achinese,
aching,
achinsk,
achiote,
achiral,
achish,
achitophel,
achkan,
achlamydate
Example sentences from the Web for achiote
An interesting plant, very much in evidence here, is the achiote or uruc.
The Putumayo, The Devil's Paradise |Walter Hardenburg