cochineal
noun /ˌkɒtʃɪˈniːl/
/ˈkɑːtʃəniːl/
[uncountable]- a bright red substance used to give colour to food
胭脂虫红颜料(用于食物) 词源late 16th cent.: from French cochenille or Spanish cochinilla, from Latin coccinus ‘scarlet’, from Greek kokkos ‘berry’ (the insect bodies were mistaken for grains or berries).