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Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: cochenille, from Old Spanish cochinilla 'small insect from which cochineal is obtained'

cochineal

 noun
     
Related topics: Cooking
coch‧i‧neal [uncountable]
DFC a substance used to give food a red colour
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