| 单词 | achiote |
| 释义 | achiote in British English (ˌætʃɪˈəʊtɪ, ˌætʃɪˈəʊteɪ) noun another name for annatto annatto in British English or anatto (əˈnætəʊ) nounWord forms: plural -tos Also called: annatta1. a small tropical American tree, Bixa orellana, having red or pinkish flowers and pulpy seeds that yield a dye: family Bixaceae 2. the yellowish-red dye obtained from the pulpy outer layer of the coat of the seeds of this tree, used for colouring fabrics, butter, varnish, etc Word origin from Caribachiote in American English (ˌɑːtʃiˈouti, -tei) noun annatto Also: achiota (ˌɑːtʃiˈoutɑː, -tə) Word origin [1790–1800; ‹ MexSp ‹ Nahuatl āchiotl]This word is first recorded in the period 1790–1800. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: backhanded, cannibalism, echelon, methodology, modularExamples of 'achiote' in a sentence |
| 随便看 |
英语词典包含298861条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。