achioten.

Brit.

/atʃɪˈɒti/, U.S.

/ˌætʃɪˈɑdi/

Forms:

α. 1600s achiot, 1600s– achiote, 1600s– achiotte (now rare), 1700s achiott, 1700s–1800s achote.

β. 1600s achiotl. (with point), 1600s– achiotl (now historical).

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Partly a borrowing from Nahuatl. Etymons: Spanish achiote; Nahuatl achiotl.

Etymology: < Spanish achiote paste made from the plant's seeds and used as a food additive (1586), and its etymon Nahuatl achiotl the achiote plant (a1577 in a Spanish context).

1. A tropical American shrub, Bixa orellana (family Bixaceae), bearing bright red fruit containing red seeds from which a dye is obtained (see sense 2).

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > trees or shrubs yielding dyes > [noun] > other trees yielding dyes

achiote1648

Campeachy tree1652

logwood1652

roucou1662

urucu1666

Morinda1754

berberine tree1861

kamachili1866

tanners' tree1884

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xiii. 87 Here is made much Indigo, Sugar, Cochinill; and here grow many trees of Cacao, and Achiotte, whereof is made the Chocolatte.

1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar iii. 56 Achiotl (as it is called by Hernandez) or Achiote, as it is usually called (Mr. Gage calls it Achiotte)... It is a Tree that grows every where in the West Indies, without cultivation. It is regarded as well for its use in Painting, as Physick.

1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 435 The Plant was nothing but an imperfect Branch of Orellana, or the Achiotl. from America.

1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. II. 162 Achiotl..is a tree that grows to the height of eight or nine feet; it's leaf resembles the peach.

1841 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 11 93 In the same mountains the Indians of Cobán still grow their cotton and keep their plantations of achiote and cacao.

1852 J. J. Williams Isthmus of Tehuantepec ii. 190 The abundance of the ‘achote’ (bixa orellana) which grows in all parts is not less worthy of attention.

1935 Geogr. Jrnl. 86 417 The most striking feature is their colour, a vivid brick red which is entirely artificial and is induced by the application of the juice of the Achiote plant (Bixa orellana) over the whole of their bodies.

2005 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 14 Apr. 22 Lipstick Tree, Achiote or Annatto (Bixa orellana) is a small bushy tree that is the source of the natural colouring, annatto.

2. A red dye obtained from the seeds (and the pulp which surrounds them) of the achiote plant, used as a colouring and as a food additive for its colour and flavour (also called anatto). Also: the seeds themselves (rare).

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > orange-red dye

urucu1613

achiote1648

roucou1660

anatta1667

notty1725

1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xv. 105 There is also another Commodity, great among the Spaniards, called Achiotte, wherewith they make their Chocolattee looke of the colour of a brick.

1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 16 The Indians us'd it simply, and the Spaniards added Chille, or sweet Pepper and Achiote.

1796 Glasse's Art of Cookery (new ed.) xxi. 342 As much achiote as will make it the colour of brick.

1858 E. G. Squier States Central Amer. xvii. 402 Some paint their faces with achiote or tile, and, though they exhibit some skill in this, most are rendered horrible from the operation.

1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 10 Achote, the seeds of the Arnotto.

1940 Modesto (Calif.) Bee 15 Mar. 16/6 We had iguana steak, flavored deliciously, likewise colored with achiote, the Mayan paprika.

1977 Trans Amer. Philol. Assoc. 67 20 Nocheztli and achiotl were apparently ingredients in the common red-brown paint used in codicalart.

2002 Archaeology May–June 54/2 The Maya and Aztecs had seasoned their bitter chocolate drink with peppers, achiote (a locally grown orange flavoring), and vanilla.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	achiote
释义	achioten. Brit. /atʃɪˈɒti/, U.S. /ˌætʃɪˈɑdi/ Forms: α. 1600s achiot, 1600s– achiote, 1600s– achiotte (now rare), 1700s achiott, 1700s–1800s achote. β. 1600s achiotl. (with point), 1600s– achiotl (now historical). Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Spanish. Partly a borrowing from Nahuatl. Etymons: Spanish achiote; Nahuatl achiotl. Etymology: < Spanish achiote paste made from the plant's seeds and used as a food additive (1586), and its etymon Nahuatl achiotl the achiote plant (a1577 in a Spanish context). 1. A tropical American shrub, Bixa orellana (family Bixaceae), bearing bright red fruit containing red seeds from which a dye is obtained (see sense 2). ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > plants used in dyeing > trees or shrubs yielding dyes > [noun] > other trees yielding dyes achiote1648 Campeachy tree1652 logwood1652 roucou1662 urucu1666 Morinda1754 berberine tree1861 kamachili1866 tanners' tree1884 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xiii. 87 Here is made much Indigo, Sugar, Cochinill; and here grow many trees of Cacao, and Achiotte, whereof is made the Chocolatte. 1662 H. Stubbe Indian Nectar iii. 56 Achiotl (as it is called by Hernandez) or Achiote, as it is usually called (Mr. Gage calls it Achiotte)... It is a Tree that grows every where in the West Indies, without cultivation. It is regarded as well for its use in Painting, as Physick. 1697 Philos. Trans. 1695–7 (Royal Soc.) 19 435 The Plant was nothing but an imperfect Branch of Orellana, or the Achiotl. from America. 1760 T. Jefferys Nat. & Civil Hist. French Dominions N. & S. Amer. II. 162 Achiotl..is a tree that grows to the height of eight or nine feet; it's leaf resembles the peach. 1841 Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 11 93 In the same mountains the Indians of Cobán still grow their cotton and keep their plantations of achiote and cacao. 1852 J. J. Williams Isthmus of Tehuantepec ii. 190 The abundance of the ‘achote’ (bixa orellana) which grows in all parts is not less worthy of attention. 1935 Geogr. Jrnl. 86 417 The most striking feature is their colour, a vivid brick red which is entirely artificial and is induced by the application of the juice of the Achiote plant (Bixa orellana) over the whole of their bodies. 2005 Townsville (Queensland) Bull. (Nexis) 14 Apr. 22 Lipstick Tree, Achiote or Annatto (Bixa orellana) is a small bushy tree that is the source of the natural colouring, annatto. 2. A red dye obtained from the seeds (and the pulp which surrounds them) of the achiote plant, used as a colouring and as a food additive for its colour and flavour (also called anatto). Also: the seeds themselves (rare). ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > red or redness > red colouring matter > [noun] > dyes and dyestuffs > orange-red dye urucu1613 achiote1648 roucou1660 anatta1667 notty1725 1648 T. Gage Eng.-Amer. xv. 105 There is also another Commodity, great among the Spaniards, called Achiotte, wherewith they make their Chocolattee looke of the colour of a brick. 1725 H. Sloane Voy. Islands II. 16 The Indians us'd it simply, and the Spaniards added Chille, or sweet Pepper and Achiote. 1796 Glasse's Art of Cookery (new ed.) xxi. 342 As much achiote as will make it the colour of brick. 1858 E. G. Squier States Central Amer. xvii. 402 Some paint their faces with achiote or tile, and, though they exhibit some skill in this, most are rendered horrible from the operation. 1866 J. Lindley & T. Moore Treasury Bot. I. 10 Achote, the seeds of the Arnotto. 1940 Modesto (Calif.) Bee 15 Mar. 16/6 We had iguana steak, flavored deliciously, likewise colored with achiote, the Mayan paprika. 1977 Trans Amer. Philol. Assoc. 67 20 Nocheztli and achiotl were apparently ingredients in the common red-brown paint used in codicalart. 2002 Archaeology May–June 54/2 The Maya and Aztecs had seasoned their bitter chocolate drink with peppers, achiote (a locally grown orange flavoring), and vanilla. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1648
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