achiote
[ ah-chee-oh-tee, -tey ]
noun
Origin of achiote
11790–1800; <Mexican Spanish <Nahuatl āchiotl
- Also a·chi·o·ta [ah-chee-oh-tah, -tuh]. /ˌɑ tʃiˈoʊ tɑ, -tə/.
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How to use achiote in a sentence
An interesting plant, very much in evidence here, is the achiote or uruc.
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