urucú
Spanish, noun/uɾuˈku/
urucú is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “achiote, annatto (Bixa orellana plant, harvest, and dye)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Bixinea) Arbusto común, de cuyas semillas se extrae una materia colorante cuyo uso es conocido, y que los…”.
What does urucú mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineachiote, annatto (Bixa orellana plant, harvest, and dye)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. (Bixinea) Arbusto común, de cuyas semillas se extrae una materia colorante cuyo uso es conocido, y que los indios empleaban para pintarse el rostro en sus días festivos o cuando entraban al combate.
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 urucú
- urucum alternative rare
- urucús plural
- urucúes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce urucú?
- /uɾuˈku/
- [u.ɾuˈku]
- [uɾuˈku]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to urucú
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.