roucou

/ ˈruːˌkuː /

noun

1. another name for annatto

Word History and Origins

Origin of roucou¹

C17: via French from Tupi urucú

Example Sentences

This was a famous plant—Bixa orellana Roucou; and that pulp was the well-known annotto dye of commerce.

From Project Gutenberg

They paint themselves with the roucou, sweetly perfumed with hayawa or accaiari.

From Project Gutenberg

Roucou is planted of a Kernel much after the same manner as the Cocao-Tree.

From Project Gutenberg