bixina
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈʃĩ.nɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /biˈʃi.na/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /biˈʃi.nɐ/
- Hyphenation: bi‧xi‧na
Noun
bixina f (uncountable)
- (organic chemistry) bixin (an apocarotenoid that is the active ingredient of annatto)
Further reading
- “bixina”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “bixina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026