pimiento
pimiento · pimientos
Synonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuumSynonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
UK/pɪˈmjɛntəʊ/US/pɪˈmjɛntoʊ/
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of pimento, a cultivar of Capsicum annuum.
More definitions
- fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked
- plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers
Origin
From Spanish pimiento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), from Latin pigmentum (“coloring;From Spanish pimiento (“bell pepper; later any pepper”), from Latin pigmentum (“coloring; colorful thing”), from pingō (“to paint”) and -mentum (suffix denoting instruments and results of actions). Doublet of pigment, piment, and pimento.
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Forms
plural: pimientosSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- fully ripened sweet red pepper; usually cooked:pimento
- plant bearing large mild thick-walled usually bell-shaped fruits; the principal salad peppers:sweet pepperbell pepperpimentopaprikasweet pepper plantCapsicum annuum grossum