anatto

[ uh-nat-oh, ah-nah-toh ]

noun

, plural a·nat·tos.

1. annatto.

anatto

/ əˈnætəʊ /

noun

1. a variant spelling of annatto

Example Sentences

The original tint of aronetta, or anatto, is the contempt of ladies; but by previously washing the article in strong, warm pot-ash water, before it is put into the solution of aronetta, you will obtain a beautiful bird-of-paradise colour, entirely free from all appearance of the unpopular powder.

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Oh, you boil the soup with your best, taking Anatto and salt fish to stick into it.

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Anatto gives a rich yellow colour to the soup.

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Besides these, tonka beans, anatto, vanilla, and castor-oil seeds form a part of the exports.

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The colour should be like that of porcelain, but, as already stated, it is a common thing for the dairyman to add a small quantity of anatto or an aniline dye of a similar shade, to give the milk a rich creamy tint.

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