roucoun.

Brit.

/ˌruːˈkuː/,

/ˌrɒˈkuː/, U.S.

/ˌruˈku/,

/ˌrɑˈku/

Forms:

α. 1600s rocour, 1600s rocoux (plural), 1600s 1800s rocoo, 1600s– rocou, 1700s rocko, 1700s rocow, 1800s rocu.

β. 1600s– roucou, 1700s roucau, 1700s rowcow, 1900s– roocoo, 1900s– roo-coo, 1900s– rookoo, 1900s– roo koo, 1900s– rou cou, 1900s– rou-cou.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French rocou, rocourt.

Etymology: < French rocou, roucou, †rocourt (1614, also as oroucou) < Tupi uru'ku. Compare Portuguese urucu (1592).

1. An orange-red dye obtained from the seed coat of the fruit of the plant Bixa orellana (see sense 2); = anatto n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > orange-red dye

urucu1613

achiote1648

roucou1660

anatta1667

notty1725

α.

1660 Advt. Plantasions in Amer. sig. A2^v, in B. Gerbier Sommary Descr. Profits Coast Amer. The Lands on the mayne continent..doe beare in certayne parts costly woods for divers works, and dyinge, all kinde off excellent gummes, as Lemnae; Balms, Rocoux (which is a Scharlat dije) and other collours.

1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 126 The chief Commodity of the Country is Sugar and Rocou.

1706 London Gaz. No. 4269/3 65 Casks of Rocko, and 4 Barrels of Indigo.

1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. xv. 384 All the Guiana Indians disfigure themselves more or less by the use of arnotta or rocow.

1831 C. A. Goodrich New Family Encycl. (ed. 2) iv. 222 Lemon or pale yellow is given with weld, and rocou.

1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 277 The well-known orange dye known as ‘Arnatto’ or ‘Rocou’ is prepared from the red pulp covering the seeds of this plant.

1922 R. Davol Raw Products of World I. 204 Rocou has diminished in commercial importance but is considerably used in countries where it is grown and extracted.

1945 Southwestern Jrnl. Anthropol. 1 523 The cheeks and lips are sometimes reddened with rocou.

2005 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 17 Feb. f3 The cheese's outlandish color comes from..rocou.

β. 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands 255 A certain red composition they call Roucou from the name of the tree that produces it.1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 223 The savage Americans cultivate the Shrubs that bear the Roucou with great Industry.1794 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 596 A red or yellow dye called Roucau, and some other trifles.1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. iii. 190 They paint themselves with the Roucou, sweetly perfumed.1890 St. James's Gaz. 21 Oct. 14/1 The peculiar tints..are said to be due to the saffron, roucou, cayenne, and other savories used in food.1906 A. J. Rice-Oxley tr. A. Gautier Diet & Dietetics ii. xviii. 207 It [sc. oleomargarine] is divided and forms an emulsion which is mixed with a little fresh milk and then coloured yellow with roucou.1952 Econ. Bot. 6 261/2 The most important pigment in all tropical South America is certainly the..roucou.1993 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 4 July (Travel section) 3 He had..a mysterious mixture labeled ‘BBQ’; plus..rubbery vanilla beans, black mustard seeds and red roucou for coloring.

2. More fully roucou tree. The achiote, a tropical American shrub, Bixa orellana (family Bixaceae), bearing fruit from which the dye is obtained (see sense 1).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > trees or shrubs yielding dyes > [noun] > other trees yielding dyes

achiote1648

Campeachy tree1652

logwood1652

roucou1662

urucu1666

Morinda1754

berberine tree1861

kamachili1866

tanners' tree1884

β.

1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar iii. 56 Achiote, as it is usually called (Mr. Gage calls it Achiotte) is called by Oviedo, and Clusius, Bixa; by the Natives of Brasile Vrucu, and Roucou in the Description of the Antilles.

1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands 43 The Roucou is the same tree which the Brasilians call Urucu.

1716 Petiveriana i. 176 Maucaw, or Roucou-tree.

1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 254 The Roucou, or Arnotto Tree... All the seeds of this plant are covered with wax.

1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. viii. 281 This was a famous plant—Bixa Orellana, Roucou; and that pulp was the well-known Arnotta dye of commerce.

1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xiii. 375 Anatto... In the French colony of Guadeloupe, where roucou is extensively cultivated.

1962 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 75 336 Boil roucou leaves and to the tea add sapidillo seeds and wild coffee seeds.

2004 L. L. Schiebinger Plants & Empire ii. 78 (caption) A Carib woman points to the roucou tree, whose flowers yield a highly prized red dye.

α. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. i. i. 185 A Leaf of the Rocour-Tree.1756 T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. II. 167 Sir Robert Moray presented..7. An excellent colour made of the American Rocou-Tree, with a leaf of that tree.1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) V. 28 They painted all their bodies over with the juice of the rocou or arnotto, which gave them the appearance of a boiled lobster.1803 Monthly Mag. Nov. 314/1 The Spaniards were the first who cultivated the sugar-cane, indigo, rocoo, and ginger.1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India iii. 128 Scattered groups of Magnolias, or Rocu-trees, in full flower.1950 Amer. Anthropologist 52 345 His back was scarified.., and then rubbed with a decoction containing tobacco-juice, rocou-leaves (Bixa Orellana), and the seeds of red-peppers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	roucou
释义	roucoun. Brit. /ˌruːˈkuː/, /ˌrɒˈkuː/, U.S. /ˌruˈku/, /ˌrɑˈku/ Forms: α. 1600s rocour, 1600s rocoux (plural), 1600s 1800s rocoo, 1600s– rocou, 1700s rocko, 1700s rocow, 1800s rocu. β. 1600s– roucou, 1700s roucau, 1700s rowcow, 1900s– roocoo, 1900s– roo-coo, 1900s– rookoo, 1900s– roo koo, 1900s– rou cou, 1900s– rou-cou. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French rocou, rocourt. Etymology: < French rocou, roucou, †rocourt (1614, also as oroucou) < Tupi uru'ku. Compare Portuguese urucu (1592). 1. An orange-red dye obtained from the seed coat of the fruit of the plant Bixa orellana (see sense 2); = anatto n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > orange-red dye urucu1613 achiote1648 roucou1660 anatta1667 notty1725 α. 1660 Advt. Plantasions in Amer. sig. A2^v, in B. Gerbier Sommary Descr. Profits Coast Amer. The Lands on the mayne continent..doe beare in certayne parts costly woods for divers works, and dyinge, all kinde off excellent gummes, as Lemnae; Balms, Rocoux (which is a Scharlat dije) and other collours. 1698 tr. F. Froger Relation Voy. Coasts Afr. 126 The chief Commodity of the Country is Sugar and Rocou. 1706 London Gaz. No. 4269/3 65 Casks of Rocko, and 4 Barrels of Indigo. 1796 J. G. Stedman Narr. Exped. Surinam I. xv. 384 All the Guiana Indians disfigure themselves more or less by the use of arnotta or rocow. 1831 C. A. Goodrich New Family Encycl. (ed. 2) iv. 222 Lemon or pale yellow is given with weld, and rocou. 1887 C. A. Moloney Sketch Forestry W. Afr. 277 The well-known orange dye known as ‘Arnatto’ or ‘Rocou’ is prepared from the red pulp covering the seeds of this plant. 1922 R. Davol Raw Products of World I. 204 Rocou has diminished in commercial importance but is considerably used in countries where it is grown and extracted. 1945 Southwestern Jrnl. Anthropol. 1 523 The cheeks and lips are sometimes reddened with rocou. 2005 San Francisco Chron. (Nexis) 17 Feb. f3 The cheese's outlandish color comes from..rocou. β. 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands 255 A certain red composition they call Roucou from the name of the tree that produces it.1712 J. Browne tr. P. Pomet et al. Compl. Hist. Druggs I. 223 The savage Americans cultivate the Shrubs that bear the Roucou with great Industry.1794 J. Morse Amer. Geogr. 596 A red or yellow dye called Roucau, and some other trifles.1825 C. Waterton Wanderings in S. Amer. iii. 190 They paint themselves with the Roucou, sweetly perfumed.1890 St. James's Gaz. 21 Oct. 14/1 The peculiar tints..are said to be due to the saffron, roucou, cayenne, and other savories used in food.1906 A. J. Rice-Oxley tr. A. Gautier Diet & Dietetics ii. xviii. 207 It [sc. oleomargarine] is divided and forms an emulsion which is mixed with a little fresh milk and then coloured yellow with roucou.1952 Econ. Bot. 6 261/2 The most important pigment in all tropical South America is certainly the..roucou.1993 Chicago Sun-Times (Nexis) 4 July (Travel section) 3 He had..a mysterious mixture labeled ‘BBQ’; plus..rubbery vanilla beans, black mustard seeds and red roucou for coloring. 2. More fully roucou tree. The achiote, a tropical American shrub, Bixa orellana (family Bixaceae), bearing fruit from which the dye is obtained (see sense 1). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > trees or shrubs yielding dyes > [noun] > other trees yielding dyes achiote1648 Campeachy tree1652 logwood1652 roucou1662 urucu1666 Morinda1754 berberine tree1861 kamachili1866 tanners' tree1884 β. 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar iii. 56 Achiote, as it is usually called (Mr. Gage calls it Achiotte) is called by Oviedo, and Clusius, Bixa; by the Natives of Brasile Vrucu, and Roucou in the Description of the Antilles. 1666 J. Davies tr. C. de Rochefort Hist. Caribby-Islands 43 The Roucou is the same tree which the Brasilians call Urucu. 1716 Petiveriana i. 176 Maucaw, or Roucou-tree. 1756 P. Browne Civil & Nat. Hist. Jamaica ii. ii. 254 The Roucou, or Arnotto Tree... All the seeds of this plant are covered with wax. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. viii. 281 This was a famous plant—Bixa Orellana, Roucou; and that pulp was the well-known Arnotta dye of commerce. 1929 H. A. A. Nicholls & J. H. Holland Text-bk. Trop. Agric. (ed. 2) ii. xiii. 375 Anatto... In the French colony of Guadeloupe, where roucou is extensively cultivated. 1962 Jrnl. Amer. Folklore 75 336 Boil roucou leaves and to the tea add sapidillo seeds and wild coffee seeds. 2004 L. L. Schiebinger Plants & Empire ii. 78 (caption) A Carib woman points to the roucou tree, whose flowers yield a highly prized red dye. α. 1681 N. Grew Musæum Regalis Societatis ii. i. i. 185 A Leaf of the Rocour-Tree.1756 T. Birch Hist. Royal Soc. II. 167 Sir Robert Moray presented..7. An excellent colour made of the American Rocou-Tree, with a leaf of that tree.1783 J. O. Justamond tr. G. T. F. Raynal Philos. Hist. Europeans in Indies (new ed.) V. 28 They painted all their bodies over with the juice of the rocou or arnotto, which gave them the appearance of a boiled lobster.1803 Monthly Mag. Nov. 314/1 The Spaniards were the first who cultivated the sugar-cane, indigo, rocoo, and ginger.1848 tr. W. Hoffmeister Trav. Ceylon & Continental India iii. 128 Scattered groups of Magnolias, or Rocu-trees, in full flower.1950 Amer. Anthropologist 52 345 His back was scarified.., and then rubbed with a decoction containing tobacco-juice, rocou-leaves (Bixa Orellana), and the seeds of red-peppers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). † roucouv. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: roucou n. Etymology: < roucou n. Compare French rocouer, roucouer (1640). Obsolete. rare. transitive. To stain with the dye roucou (roucou n. 1). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > making or becoming red > make red [verb (transitive)] > with dye, stain, or pigment purple?a1475 ruddle1538 bloody1590 sanguine1591 scutchanele1596 vermeil1596 vermilion1606 gule1609 incarnadinea1616 raddle1631 vermilion1656 bow-dyea1658 reddle1663 miniate1670 rud1680 tiver1792 red-ochre1805 roucou1817 vermilionize1854 red-lead1871 1817 W. Sheldon in Archaeologia Americana (1820) 1 423 They were liberally plied with rum and brandy, and when they were sufficiently inflamed, Coullet got himself roucoued..like the Caraibs. 1871 C. Kingsley At Last I. viii. 281 The Indian of the Orinoco prefers paint to clothes; and when he has ‘roucoued’ himself from head to foot, considers himself in full dress. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.1660v.1817
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roucoun.

† roucouv.