Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

azafranillo

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: azafranil-lo
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Mexican flower (Escobedia scabrifolia) whose roots are the chief source of the orange dye azafrin.

Example Sentences

"When it is treated with bromine in chloroform, only four double bonds of the azafranillo dyestuff are saturated."
"Azafrin is a naturally occuring orange pigment isolated from azafranillo root (Escobedia scabrifolia)."

Etymology

Borrowing from Spanish.

Derived Forms

azafrin

Questions

What does azafranillo mean?: A Mexican flower (Escobedia scabrifolia) whose roots are the chief source of the orange dye azafrin.
Where does azafranillo come from?: Borrowing from Spanish.

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