atsuwete
atsuwéte with stress marks
red seeds used for coloring
Usage Note
Atsuwete refers to the seeds of the achiote plant used to give Filipino dishes a characteristic orange-red color, borrowed from Spanish achote which itself comes from Nahuatl. Essential in dishes like kare-kare and arroz a la cubana, it is a natural food coloring with a mild earthy flavor.
Examples
" May atsuwete ang ulam. "
Natural Translation
The dish has annatto.
Literal Translation
Has annatto the dish.
" Gamit nila ang atsuwete sa ulam. "
Natural Translation
They use red seeds for coloring in the dish.
Literal Translation
Use their the red-seeds in dish.
" Naglagay ang nanay ng kaunting atsuwete sa kare-kare upang magkaroon ito ng magandang kulay na kahel. "
Natural Translation
Mom added a little annatto to the kare-kare so that it would have a nice orange color.
Literal Translation
Added the mom of little annatto in kare-kare so-that have it of nice color that-is orange.
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