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cochineal Definition


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cochineal
noun
    1. A bright red pigment widely used as a food colouring, eg in alcoholic drinks.
    2. An insect found in Mexico and the West Indies, the dried body of which yields this dye.
Etymology: 16c: from Spanish cochinilla, from Latin coccineus scarlet.



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