food colouring

English

AI In plain words

Writing a short explanation…

Written by a house AI from the entry below, in your language. The entry itself is the source.

food colouring

noun food colourings · food coloring

  1. countable, uncountable Any substance added to food in order to change its colour. Add a few drops of blue food colouring to the icing.

Translations

Every language

noun substance

한국어착색제 chaksaekje, 식용색소 sigyongsaekso
中文食用色素 shíyòng sèsù
Portuguêscorante alimentar, corante alimentício
DeutschLebensmittelfarbstoff
Ελληνικάχρωστική τροφίμων chrostikí trofímon
Русскийпищево́й краси́тель piščevój krasítelʹ

Talk about this word

Cite this
MLA

"food colouring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/food%20colouring. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

food colouring. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/food%20colouring

Chicago

"food colouring." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/food%20colouring.

BibTeX
@misc{food_colouring_2026,
  title = {food colouring},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/food%20colouring},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}