Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

annatto

/əˈnɑːtoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: an-nat-to
IPA: /əˈnɑːtoʊ/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.

Countable

noun

The seed of this tree used as a colouring or in Latin American cooking, containing bixin.

Uncountable

noun

A fugitive orange-red dye obtained from this seed and fruit pulp through maceration and fermentation, used as textile dye and skin dye, containing bixin.

Uncountable

Etymology

From a Cariban language.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

annattos (plural) anato (alternative) anatto (alternative) annotto (alternative) arnatta (alternative) arnotta (alternative) arnotto (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

anatto

Synonyms

achiote lipstick tree roucou anatto E160b when used as a food colouring

Rhymes With

tomato lovato gelato staccato mulatto vibrato macchiato legato guanajuato arigato

Questions

How do you pronounce annatto?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈnɑːtoʊ/.
What does annatto mean?: A tropical American evergreen shrub, Bixa orellana; the lipstick tree; the fruit of the tree.
Where does annatto come from?: From a Cariban language.

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