urucum

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from Portuguese urucum, borrowed from Old Tupi uruku, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku, from Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku. === Noun === urucum (uncountable) Achiote. 2013, Uchoa et al., ‘Antioxidant Properties of Singlet Oxygen Suppressors’, in Natural Antioxidants and Biocides from Wild Medicinal Plants, p. 78: Bixin results from lycopene oxidation and it is the main carotenoid found in the seed coat of urucum fruits (Bixa orellana L.), which is cultivated in tropical countries of South and Central America, Africa and Asia. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === urucu === Etymology === Borrowed from Old Tupi uruku, from Proto-Tupi-Guarani *uruku, from Proto-Tupian *ɨrʲuku. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ũ Hyphenation: u‧ru‧cum === Noun === urucum m (plural urucuns) achiote (Bixa orellana, a tropical American evergreen shrub) achiote (seed of the achiote shrub) (uncountable) achiote (orange-red dye obtained from achiote seeds) ==== Synonyms ==== (shrub): urucuzeiro, urucueiro, achiote (seed): achiote (dye): achiote, colorau ==== Descendants ==== → English: urucum → Spanish: urucum === References === === Further reading === “urucum”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “urucum”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /uɾuˈkum/ [u.ɾuˈkũm] Rhymes: -um Syllabification: u‧ru‧cum === Noun === urucum m (uncountable) rare form of urucú