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How to pronounce “cochineal”
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Pronunciation guide for cochineal
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of cochineal with real speech in context.
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- Real speech example
- Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects? 18 minutes
that's being dyed with cochineal.
- Definition summary
- (countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
Example 1 of 1
How to pronounce cochineal
Marcel Dicke: Why not eat insects? 18 minutes

that's being dyed with cochineal.
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “cochineal”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (countable) A scale insect of the species Dactylopius coccus, native to the tropical and subtropical Americas, which lives on prickly pear cacti (genus Opuntia).
- (uncountable) A vivid red dye made from the dried bodies of cochineal insects.
- (uncountable) The vivid red colour of this dye.
- [Adjective]
- Possessing a vivid red colour, as or as if produced from dyeing with cochineal dye (noun noun sense 2).
Practice Nearby Words
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