وفي المكسيك، يُسمى huautli وalegría وباللغة الإنجليزية له عدة أسماء شائعة، منها blood amaranth وred amaranth وpurple amaranth وprince's feather وMexican grain amaranth.
In Mexico, it is called huautli and alegría and in English it has several common names, including blood amaranth, red amaranth, purple amaranth, prince's feather and Mexican grain amaranth.