pimento
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Piment
A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into…A red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
UK/pɪˈmɛntəʊ/US/pɪˈmɛntoʊ/
Meaning
3 sensesA red sweet pepper, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum, used to make relish, stuffed into olives, or used as spice.
fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
A tropical berry used to make allspice.
Piment
The tree on which it grows.
Translations
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By meaning 1
tropical berry:
Origin
Borrowed from Portuguese pimento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), similar to Spanish pimBorrowed from Portuguese pimento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), similar to Spanish pimiento, from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingo (“paint”) and -mentum (suffix denoting instruments and results of actions). Doublet of pigment, piment, and pimiento.
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Forms
plural: pimentos / pimentoesSynonyms
9 synonymsred sweet pepper:cherry pepperpimientoSpanish paprika
tropical berry:allspice
Close in meaning
- fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked:pimiento
- plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers:sweet pepperbell pepperpimientopaprikasweet pepper plantCapsicum annuum grossum