Definition of Anatto

1. n. Same as Annotto.

Definition of Anatto

1. Noun. A derivative of the achiote trees of tropical regions of the Americas used as a red food coloring and as a flavoring. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anatto

1. annatto [n -TOS] - See also: annatto

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anatto

anatoxins
anatreme
anatreptic
anatricrotic
anatricrotism
anatripsis
anatriptic
anatropal
anatrophic nephrotomy
anatropia
anatropous
anatropous ovule
anatropy
anatta
anattas
anatto (current term)
anattos
anatumomab mafenatox
anautogeny
anaxial
anaxon
anazoturia
anberries
anberry
anburies
anbury
ance
ancestor
ancestor worship
ancestored

Literary usage of Anatto

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Young House-keeper: Or, Thoughts on Food and Cookery by William Andrus Alcott (1839)
"anatto. Arsenic. Grand objection to cheese. New and old cheese compared. CHEESE is generally considered as quite indigestible, and therefore to be avoided ..."

2. A System of Chemistry by Thomas Thomson (1817)
"anatto. This pigment is obtained from the seeds of the bixa orellana, a tree cultivated in Guiana and other parts of the West Indies. ..."

3. Mackenzie's Five Thousand Receipts: In All the Useful and Domestic Arts by Colin MacKenzie (1854)
"The natives of the East India islands used formerly to employ anatto for painting their ... To choose anatto. It ought to be chosen of a flame colour, ..."

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