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Word: Cochineal
Speech Type: Noun
late 16th century: from French cochenille or Spanish cochinilla, from Latin coccinus ‘scarlet’, from Greek kokkos ‘berry’ (the insect bodies were mistaken for grains or berries). Compare with coccus, kermes
ˌkɒtʃɪˈniːl
ˈkɒtʃɪniːl
a scarlet dye used for colouring food, made from the crushed dried bodies of a female scale insect.
Short Definition:scarlet dye used for colouring foodt
the scale insect that is used for cochineal, native to Mexico and formerly cultivated on cacti.
Short Definition:scale insect that is used for cochineal, native to Mexico
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