atsuwete

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Cebuano

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: at‧su‧we‧te

Noun

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atsuwete

  1. Alternative form of atsuete

Tagalog

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Philippine Spanish achuete, variant of Mexican Spanish achiote, from Classical Nahuatl āchiyōtl.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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atsuwete (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜆ᜔ᜐᜓᜏᜒᜆᜒ)

  1. achiote; lipstick tree (Bixa orellana)
  2. annatto (fruit of achiote)

Further reading

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  • atsuwete at KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino[1], Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2021
  • atsuwete”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 10