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)

1. 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