urucú

See also: urucu

Spanish

Alternative forms

urucum (rare)

Etymology

Borrowed from Guaraní urucul.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /uɾuˈku/ [u.ɾuˈku]
Rhymes: -u
Syllabification: u‧ru‧cú

Noun

urucú m (uncountable)

achiote, annatto (Bixa orellana plant, harvest, and dye)
Synonyms: achiote, bija

Further reading

“urucú”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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