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Where does “roucou” come from?

roucou (French) comes from French urucú, from Paraguayan Guaraní urucul.

roucou (French): achiote, the shrub "Bixa orellana"

Definitions

  1. achiote, the shrub "Bixa orellana"

Ancestry of “roucou”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchurucú—
2Paraguayan Guaraníurucul—

Words derived from “roucou”

  • roucou
Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní urucul →