roucou

British  

/ ˈruːˌkuː /

noun

1. another name for annatto

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Etymology

Origin of roucou

C17: via French from Tupi urucú

Example Sentences

They paint themselves with the roucou, sweetly perfumed with hayawa or accaiari.

From Wanderings in South America by Waterton, Charles

In America the seeds are called achote or roucou.

From The Commercial Products of the Vegetable Kingdom Considered in Their Various Uses to Man and in Their Relation to the Arts and Manufactures; Forming a Practical Treatise & Handbook of Reference for the Colonist, Manufacturer, Merchant, and Consumer, on the Cultivation, Preparation for Shipment, and Commercial Value, &c. of the Various Substances Obtained From Trees and Plants, Entering into the Husbandry of Tropical and Sub-tropical Regions, &c. by Simmonds, P. L.