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Where does “Bixa” come from?
Bixa (Translingual) comes from Spanish bija, from Taíno biha.
Bixa
(Translingual): genus
Definitions
genus
Ancestry of “Bixa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
bija
annatto
2
Taíno
biha
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Words derived from “Bixa”
Bixaceae
Every word from Taíno biha →
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