bija
Spanish, noun/ˈbixa/
bija is spelled B-I-J-A (4 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish, the 94,980th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Bija is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “annatto” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Especia usada en para dar color a la comida. Se utiliza también por los indígenas en rostro y cuerpo en…”.
What does bija mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineannatto
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Especia usada en para dar color a la comida. Se utiliza también por los indígenas en rostro y cuerpo en algunos rituales.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bija
- bijas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bija?
- /ˈbixa/
- [ˈbi.xa]
- [ˈbixa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to bija
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is bija in Spanish?
bija appears about once in every 6 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).