cochineals in English
noun
1
a scarlet dye used chiefly for coloring food.
The same options were available for dyeing the wool or cotton, which could be achieved at home using dyes such as cochineal and indigo.
2
the scale insect that is used for cochineal, native to Mexico and formerly widely cultivated on cacti.
The brightly-coloured snack contains a red dye processed from the dried body of the female cochineal insect , collected in central America.
noun
cochineal insect
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